Seewen SZ

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Seewen SZ

Total population

3,075

Elevation461 m

Coordinates47.03°, 8.63°

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

Overview

Seewen is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of Lake Lauerz. The outfall stream of the lake, the Seeweren, passes through the village on its way to join the Muota river.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

K

Karl Weber

Swiss ingenieur and amateuer archaeologist

Xavier Koller

Swiss film director (born 1944)

A

Arnold Imhof

Swiss painter

C

Clemens Mettler

Swiss writer (1936–2020)

F

Franz Tratter

Austrian politician (1923-1997)

F

Fredi Lüscher

Swiss pianist (1943-2006)

Josef Bürgi

Swiss politician (1864-1932)

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Hans Mötteli

Swiss economist (1897-1962)

K

Kasimir Geisser

Swiss composer (1899-1943)

M

Monika Hutter

Swiss politician (1949-2001)

C

Conrad Tanner

Swiss abbot

C

Conrad Bürgi

Swiss politician (1874-1945)

B

Blanca Imboden

Swiss writer

Carl Elsener senior

Swiss entrepreneur (1922–2013)

F

Franz Xaver Triner

Swiss artist

J

Josef Gwerder

Swiss long-distance runner

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Schwyz

• Schwyz
  1.2 mi away · pop. 14,750
• Ibach
  1.3 mi away · pop. 4,365
• Steinen
  1.7 mi away · pop. 2,775
• Rickenbach bei Schwyz
  2 mi away · pop. 1,204
• Ingenbohl
  2.1 mi away · pop. 7,482
• Lauerz
  2.2 mi away · pop. 874
• Brunnen
  2.7 mi away
• Steinerberg
  2.8 mi away · pop. 896
• Uf Ibrig
  3 mi away
• Morschach
  3.3 mi away · pop. 958
• Brunni
  3.5 mi away
• Sattel
  3.6 mi away · pop. 1,402

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.

Recently spotted species

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-23

Sulphur Tuft

Hypholoma fasciculare

Seen 2026-09-23

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Mare's Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-20

Brown Birch-bolete

Leccinum scabrum

Seen 2026-09-20

chicken of the woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Seen 2026-09-20

birch polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Seen 2026-09-19

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-19

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