Hurden
Hurden | |
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Seedamm and Hurden, as seen from Frohberg hill in Kempraten-Lenggis, the Capuchin monastery in Rapperswil to the left, Pfäffikon in the background | |
Location of Hurden | |
Hurden Hurden | |
| Coordinates: 47°11.6′N 8°46.6′E / 47.1933°N 8.7767°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Höfe |
| Municipality | Freienbach |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (December 2008) | |
• Total | 271 |
| • Density | 207/km2 (536/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8640 |
| SFOS number | 1322 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf, Switzerland, Pfäffikon, Rapperswil |
| Website | www.freienbach.ch |
Hurden is a village in the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. First mentioned in 1217, the name "de Hurden" was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work, called "Hürden" or "Hurden", which were used by the locals.