Rickenbach
Rickenbach is a village in the municipality of Schwyz, itself in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It lies some 1.5 km to the east of the town centre of Schwyz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 1,200 residents
- Description: Swiss village, that belongs to the municipality Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz
- Also known as: “Rickenbach (SZ)”, “Rickenbach b. Schwyz”, “Rickenbach SZ”, and “Rickenbach, Schwyz”
- Postal code: 6432
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manor House Waldegg and Library of the Schwyz Canton.
Haus Bethlehem
Historic building
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haus Bethlehem is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ibach and Oberschönenbuch.
Ibach
Village
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
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.
Oberschönenbuch
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oberschönenbuch is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Rickenbach.
Unterschönenbuch
Hamlet
Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Unterschönenbuch is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southwest of Rickenbach.
Rickenbach
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Schwyz, Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.01566° or 47° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
8.66691° or 8° 40′ 1″ eastPopulation
1,200Elevation
586 metres (1,923 feet)Open location code
8FVC2M88+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 25844326OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7669863Wikidata ID
Q1760092
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swiss German—“Rickenbach” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “里肯巴赫村”
- Dutch: “Rickenbach”
- French: “Rickenbach SZ”
- French: “Rickenbach”
- German: “Rickenbach SZ”
- German: “Rickenbach”
- Russian: “Риккенбах”
- Swiss German: “Rickebach”
- Swiss German: “Rickenbach SZ”
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