Seewen
Seewen is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 2 km to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of Lake Lauerz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 3,080 residents
- Description: Swiss village, that belongs to the municipality Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz
- Also known as: “Seewen SZ” and “Seewen, Schwyz”
- Postal code: 6423
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schwyz railway station and Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden.
Schwyz railway station
Railway station
Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwyz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Schwyz, the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Opened in 1882, it is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, and forms part of the Gotthard railway, which links northern Switzerland and Immensee with Chiasso and Italy, via the Gotthard Tunnel.
Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden
Castle
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Palais Nideröst with Schutzengelkapelle, economics building and garden is a castle.
Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation
Museum
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The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is a history museum in Schwyz. It was built in 1936 as a national shrine for the Federal Charter of 1291, which was believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ibach and Steinen.
Ibach
Village
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Ibach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 1.5 km to the south of the town centre of Schwyz, at the point where the road from Schwyz to Brunnen bridges the Muota river.
Steinen
Village
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Steinen is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Steinen is situated 2½ km northwest of Seewen.
Wylen
Neighborhood
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Wylen is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Seewen.
Seewen
- Categories: neighborhood, Ortschaft, and locality
- Location: Schwyz, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.02947° or 47° 1′ 46″ northLongitude
8.63036° or 8° 37′ 49″ eastPopulation
3,080Elevation
456 metres (1,496 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH SWNOpen location code
8FVC2JHJ+Q4OpenStreetMap ID
node 25844321OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Seewen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西文村”
- Dutch: “Seewen SZ”
- French: “Seewen SZ”
- French: “Seewen”
- German: “Seewen SZ”
- German: “Seewen”
- Italian: “Seewen SZ”
- Italian: “Seewen”
- Japanese: “ゼーヴェン”
- Korean: “제벤”
- Russian: “Зевен”
- Swedish: “Seewen, Schwyz”
- Swedish: “Seewen”
- Swiss German: “Seewe”
- Swiss German: “Seewen SZ”
- Uzbek: “Seewen”
- Uzbek: “Zeeven”
- Uzbek: “Сееwен”
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