Schwyz District
Schwyz District is a district of the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It is both the largest and most populous of the six districts of the canton of Schwyz, accounting for around half its surface area, and 40% of the population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of the canton of Schwyz with 56,100 residents
- Description: district of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Bezirk Schwyz”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schwyz railway station and Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.
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.
Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation
Museum
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection)
Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (collection) is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schwyz and Brunnen.
Schwyz
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Schwyz is a town of 15,000 people in Central Switzerland, and capital of the Kanton of the same name. It is home to the Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation.
Brunnen
Brunnen is a small town in Central Switzerland. Due to its unique location, Brunnen enjoys a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains.
Ingenbohl
Village
Ingenbohl is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Ingenbohl is situated 3½ km southwest of Schwyz District.
Schwyz District
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Schwyz District from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Waray—“Schwyz District” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Schwyz barrutia”
- Catalan: “Districte de Schwytz”
- Catalan: “Districte de Schwyz”
- Cebuano: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- Chinese: “Schwyz Koān”
- Chinese: “施維茨區”
- Chinese: “施维茨区”
- Chuvash: “Швиц”
- Czech: “Okres Schwyz”
- Dutch: “Schwyz”
- Esperanto: “Distrikto Ŝvico”
- Esperanto: “Ŝvico”
- French: “district de Schwytz”
- French: “District de Schwytz”
- French: “District de Schwyz”
- German: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- German: “Schwyz”
- Greek: “διαμέρισμα του Σβυτς”
- Italian: “distretto di Svitto”
- Italian: “Distretto di Svitto”
- Italian: “Svitto”
- Japanese: “シュヴィーツ区”
- Japanese: “シュヴィーツ郡”
- Korean: “슈비츠구”
- Lombard: “Distret de Schwyz”
- Lombard: “Schwyz”
- Lombard: “Svit”
- Luxembourgish: “Bezierk Schwyz”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Schwyz Koān”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Schwyz”
- Persian: “اشووتس”
- Persian: “بخش شوئیز”
- Polish: “Okręg Schwyz”
- Russian: “Швиц”
- Slovenian: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Schwyz”
- Swedish: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- Swiss German: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bezirk Schwyz”
- Ukrainian: “Швіц”
- Venetian: “Distreto de Svito”
- Vietnamese: “Schwyz”
- Waray (Philippines): “Schwyz”
- “Bezirk Schwyz”
- “Schwyz”
- “Schwyz District”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rotacher and Seewen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kloster Schwyz and Mythen Center.
Switzerland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Zurich, Berne, Geneva, and Basel.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schwyz District”. Photo: Simonizer, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.