Arth
Arth | |
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The village Arth | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Arth | |
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| Coordinates: 47°3.801′N 8°31.309′E / 47.063350°N 8.521817°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Schwyz |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 9 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Ruedi Beeler CVP/PDC (as of 2014) |
| • Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.60 km2 (18.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Kirche Arth) | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Rigi Kulm) | 1,798 m (5,899 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Lake Zug) | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 12,184 |
| • Density | 250.7/km2 (649.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 6415 Arth, 6414 Oberarth, 6410 Goldau, 6410 Rigi Kulm, 6410 Rigi Staffel, 6410 Rigi Klösterli, 6356 Rigi Kaltbad |
| SFOS number | 1362 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Localities | Arth, Oberarth, Goldau, Rigi Kulm, Rigi Staffel, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, |
| Surrounded by | Gersau, Küssnacht, Lauerz, Steinerberg, Vitznau (LU), Walchwil (ZG), Weggis (LU), Zug (ZG) |
| Website | www.arth.ch |
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau. The four settlements Rigi Kulm, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, and Rigi Staffel on the mountain Rigi to the west of Arth are also part of the municipality.