Schwyz
Schwyz | |
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Location of Schwyz | |
Schwyz Schwyz | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°39′E / 47.017°N 8.650°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Schwyz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hugo Steiner SPS/PSS |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 516 m (1,693 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 15,435 |
| • Density | 289.7/km2 (750.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6430 |
| SFOS number | 1372 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Localities | Schwyz, Ibach, Seewen, Rickenbach |
| Surrounded by | Alpthal, Illgau, Ingenbohl, Lauerz, Morschach, Muotathal, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Sattel, Steinen |
| Website | www.schwyz.ch |
Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːts] ⓘ; French: Schwytz [ʃvits]; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.
The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.