Schwyz

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Schwyz

Total population

14,750

Elevation527 m

Coordinates47.02°, 8.65°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Schwyz is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It houses the Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief - the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland - at the Bundesbriefmuseum.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in Schwyz

• Rickenbach bei Schwyz
  0.7 mi away · pop. 1,204
• Ibach
  0.8 mi away · pop. 4,365
• Seewen SZ
  1.2 mi away · pop. 3,075
• Uf Ibrig
  1.8 mi away
• Ingenbohl
  2.3 mi away · pop. 7,482
• Brunni
  2.7 mi away
• Steinen
  2.8 mi away · pop. 2,775
• Brunnen
  2.9 mi away
• Morschach
  3.1 mi away · pop. 958
• Stoos
  3.1 mi away · pop. 150
• Lauerz
  3.3 mi away · pop. 874
• Steinerberg
  4 mi away · pop. 896

Browse all places in Schwyz →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Schwyz

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-23

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Mare's Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Seen 2026-09-19

White Domecap

Leucocybe connata

Seen 2026-09-19

Autumn Crocus

Colchicum autumnale

Seen 2026-09-19

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

Seen 2026-09-16

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers