Schattdorf

History

Schattdorf is first mentioned in 1248 as Sachdorf.

Geography

Schattdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, 33.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (17.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located along the Reuss between the Schächenbach and the Reuss. The village is located on the valley floor but stretches up the mountain side to the hamlet of Haldi which is above sea level.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,825
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  2,508
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,119
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,236
• Scotch Argus

  Erebia aethiops Esper, 1777 · Insecta
  1,086
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  996
• Silver-washed Fritillary

  Argynnis paphia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  954
• Arran Brown

  Erebia ligea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  942

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland
• M 4 — 2020-10-25
  5 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland