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[[File:Karte Gemeinde Schwyz 2007.png|thumb|Schwyz]]
The town of {{Audio|De-Schwyz.ogg|'''Schwyz'''}} ({{lang-fr|Schwyz}}, {{lang-it|Svitto}}) is the capital of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]] in [[Switzerland]].
The town of {{Audio|De-Schwyz.ogg|'''Schwyz'''}} ({{lang-fr|Schwyz}}, {{lang-it|Svitto}}) is the capital of the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]] in [[Switzerland]].

{{As of|2006}} its population is 14'171. With the territory of [[1 E7 m²|53.17 km²]], the [[population density]] is 269/km².


The [[Federal Charter of 1291|Bundesbrief]] can be seen at the ''Bundesbriefmuseum''.
The [[Federal Charter of 1291|Bundesbrief]] can be seen at the ''Bundesbriefmuseum''.


==History of the toponym==
==History of the toponym==
[[Image:Schwyz2.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Schwyz with [[Brunnen]] on [[Lake Lucerne]], Mount [[Rigi]] and [[Lake Lauerz]], seen from [[Gross Mythen|Grosser Mythen]]]]
[[Image:Schwyz2.jpg|left|thumb|Schwyz with [[Brunnen]] on [[Lake Lucerne]], Mount [[Rigi]] and [[Lake Lauerz]], seen from [[Gross Mythen|Grosser Mythen]]]]
[[File:Schwyz Schmiedgasse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Street in Schwyz]]
[[File:Schwyz Schmiedgasse.jpg|thumb|left|Street in Schwyz]]
The name ''Schwyz'' is first attested in [[972]] as the village ''Suittes'' and is perhaps related to Old High German ''suedan'' "to burn", referring to the area of forest that was burned and cleared to build<ref>Room, Adrian. ''Placenames of the World''. London: MacFarland and Co., Inc., 1997.</ref>. The name was extended to the area dominated by Schwyz (the [[Canton of Schwyz]]), and later to the entire [[Old Swiss Confederacy]]: while other cantons tended to resent this in the 15th century, the term ''Schwyzer'' was widely adopted as self-designation after 1499, out of spite, as it had been employed as a term of abuse by the Swabian side during the [[Swabian War]], and ''[[Eidgenossenschaft]]'' and ''Schwytzerland'' could be used interchangeably in the 16th century. Today, Swiss-German people use the name Schwyz as the Swiss name of the country. Famous is the sentence "''Hop hop Schwyz''", which most Swiss people yell in an international soccer game.
The name ''Schwyz'' is first attested in [[972]] as the village ''Suittes'' and is perhaps related to Old High German ''suedan'' "to burn", referring to the area of forest that was burned and cleared to build<ref>Room, Adrian. ''Placenames of the World''. London: MacFarland and Co., Inc., 1997.</ref>. The name was extended to the area dominated by Schwyz (the [[Canton of Schwyz]]), and later to the entire [[Old Swiss Confederacy]]: while other cantons tended to resent this in the 15th century, the term ''Schwyzer'' was widely adopted as self-designation after 1499, out of spite, as it had been employed as a term of abuse by the Swabian side during the [[Swabian War]], and ''[[Eidgenossenschaft]]'' and ''Schwytzerland'' could be used interchangeably in the 16th century. Today, Swiss-German people use the name Schwyz as the Swiss name of the country. Famous is the sentence "''Hop hop Schwyz''", which most Swiss people yell in an international soccer game.


==Geography==
<br clear=all>
Schwyz has an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{km2 to mi2|53.2|abbr=on}}. Of this area, 46.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>

==Demographics==

Schwyz has a population ({{as of|2008|lc=on}}) of 14,180, of which 15.6% are foreign nationals.<ref name=SZ/> Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.2%. Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks German (90.1%), with Serbo-croatian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Italian being third ( 2.0%).<ref name=SFSO>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 31-Aug-2009</ref>

{{as of|2000}} the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The age distribution, {{as of|2008|lc=on}}, in Schwyz is; 3,537 people or 25.6% of the population is between 0 and 19. 4,144 people or 30.0% are 20 to 39, and 4,172 people or 30.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 1,073 people or 7.8% are 65 to 74. There are 633 people or 4.6% who are 70 to 79 and 243 people or 1.76% of the population who are over 80. There are 3 people who are over 100 years old in Schwyz.<ref name=SZ>[http://www.sz.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d2/d25265/d1556/p2298.cfm Canton Schwyz Statistics] {{de icon}} accessed 27 August 2009</ref>

{{as of|2000}} there are 5,338 households, of which 1,582 households (or about 29.6%) contain only a single individual. 391 or about 7.3% are large households, with at least five members.<ref name=SZ/>

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the [[Swiss People's Party|SVP]] which received 39.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [[Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland|CVP]] (26.1%), the [[Social Democratic Party of Switzerland|SPS]] (17.1%) and the [[Free Democratic Party of Switzerland|FDP]] (12.7%).<ref name=SFSO/>

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Schwyz about 66.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory [[Education in Switzerland#Secondary|upper secondary education]] or additional higher education (either University or a ''[[Fachhochschule]]'').<ref name=SFSO/>

Schwyz has an unemployment rate of 1.15%. {{as of|2005}}, there were 510 people employed in the [[Primary sector of the economy|primary economic sector]] and about 183 businesses involved in this sector. 2,838 people are employed in the [[Secondary sector of the economy|secondary sector]] and there are 190 businesses in this sector. 6,394 people are employed in the [[Tertiary sector of the economy|tertiary sector]], with 692 businesses in this sector.<ref name=SFSO/>

From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 11,269 or 81.6% are [[Roman Catholic]], while 751 or 5.4% belonged to the [[Swiss Reformed Church]]. Of the rest of the population, there are 7 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who belong to the [[Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland|Christian Catholic]] faith, there are 423 individuals (or about 3.06% of the population) who belong to the [[Orthodox Church]], and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 5 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who are [[Judaism|Jewish]], and 502 (or about 3.64% of the population) who are [[Islam]]ic. There are 80 individuals (or about 0.58% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 377 (or about 2.73% of the population) belong to no church, are [[Agnosticism|agnostic]] or [[Atheism|atheist]], and 385 individuals (or about 2.79% of the population) did not answer the question.<ref name=SZ/>

The historical population is given in the following table:<ref name=HDS>{{HDS|xxx|Schwyz}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! year
! population
|-
| 1950
| 10,259
|-
| 1960
| 11,007
|-
| 1970
| 12,194
|-
| 1980
| 12,236
|-
| 1985
| 12,378
|-
| 1990
| 12,723
|-
| 2000
| 13,825
|-
| 2005
| 14,302
|-
| 2007
| 14,186
|-
|}

==Weather==
Schwyz has an average of 149.2 days of rain per year and on average receives {{mm to in|1629|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Schwyz receives an average of {{mm to in|199|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. During this month there is percipitation for an average of 13.9 days. The month with the most days of percipitation is June, with an average of 14.8, but with only {{mm to in|182|abbr=yes}} of percipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of {{mm to in|99|abbr=yes}} of percipitation over 13.9 days.<ref name=MeteoSchweiz> {{cite web| url =http://www.meteoswiss.admin.ch/web/de/klima/klima_schweiz/tabellen.html | title =Temperature and Percipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990 | accessdate= 8 May 2009|| publisher =Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss | language = German, French, Italian}}, the weather station elevation is 480 meters above sea level.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:32, 1 September 2009

Schwyz
Municipality
Coat of arms of Schwyz
Coat of arms
Location of Schwyz
Map
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSchwyz
DistrictSchwyz
Government
 • MayorBeat Bürgler
Area
[1]
 • Total53.28 km2 (20.57 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total15,181
 • Density280/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6430
SFOS number1372
ISO 3166 codeCH-SZ
LocalitiesSchwyz, Ibach, Seewen, Rickenbach
Surrounded byAlpthal, Illgau, Ingenbohl, Lauerz, Morschach, Muotathal, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Sattel, Steinen
Websitewww.schwyz.ch
SFSO statistics
Schwyz

The town of Schwyzⓘ (French: Schwyz, Italian: Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

The Bundesbrief can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.

History of the toponym

File:Schwyz2.jpg
Schwyz with Brunnen on Lake Lucerne, Mount Rigi and Lake Lauerz, seen from Grosser Mythen
Street in Schwyz

The name Schwyz is first attested in 972 as the village Suittes and is perhaps related to Old High German suedan "to burn", referring to the area of forest that was burned and cleared to build[3]. The name was extended to the area dominated by Schwyz (the Canton of Schwyz), and later to the entire Old Swiss Confederacy: while other cantons tended to resent this in the 15th century, the term Schwyzer was widely adopted as self-designation after 1499, out of spite, as it had been employed as a term of abuse by the Swabian side during the Swabian War, and Eidgenossenschaft and Schwytzerland could be used interchangeably in the 16th century. Today, Swiss-German people use the name Schwyz as the Swiss name of the country. Famous is the sentence "Hop hop Schwyz", which most Swiss people yell in an international soccer game.

Geography

Schwyz has an area, as of 2006, of Template:Km2 to mi2. Of this area, 46.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Demographics

Schwyz has a population (as of 2008) of 14,180, of which 15.6% are foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (90.1%), with Serbo-croatian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Italian being third ( 2.0%).[4]

As of 2000 the gender distribution of the population was 49.9% male and 50.1% female. The age distribution, as of 2008, in Schwyz is; 3,537 people or 25.6% of the population is between 0 and 19. 4,144 people or 30.0% are 20 to 39, and 4,172 people or 30.2% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 1,073 people or 7.8% are 65 to 74. There are 633 people or 4.6% who are 70 to 79 and 243 people or 1.76% of the population who are over 80. There are 3 people who are over 100 years old in Schwyz.[5]

As of 2000 there are 5,338 households, of which 1,582 households (or about 29.6%) contain only a single individual. 391 or about 7.3% are large households, with at least five members.[5]

In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (26.1%), the SPS (17.1%) and the FDP (12.7%).[4]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Schwyz about 66.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Schwyz has an unemployment rate of 1.15%. As of 2005, there were 510 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 183 businesses involved in this sector. 2,838 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 190 businesses in this sector. 6,394 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 692 businesses in this sector.[4]

From the 2000 census, 11,269 or 81.6% are Roman Catholic, while 751 or 5.4% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 7 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic faith, there are 423 individuals (or about 3.06% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are less than 5 individuals who belong to another Christian church. There are 5 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who are Jewish, and 502 (or about 3.64% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 80 individuals (or about 0.58% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 377 (or about 2.73% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 385 individuals (or about 2.79% of the population) did not answer the question.[5]

The historical population is given in the following table:[6]

year population
1950 10,259
1960 11,007
1970 12,194
1980 12,236
1985 12,378
1990 12,723
2000 13,825
2005 14,302
2007 14,186

Weather

Schwyz has an average of 149.2 days of rain per year and on average receives Template:Mm to in of percipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Schwyz receives an average of Template:Mm to in of percipitation. During this month there is percipitation for an average of 13.9 days. The month with the most days of percipitation is June, with an average of 14.8, but with only Template:Mm to in of percipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of Template:Mm to in of percipitation over 13.9 days.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/pxweb/fr/px-x-0102020000_201/-/px-x-0102020000_201.px. Retrieved 2 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Room, Adrian. Placenames of the World. London: MacFarland and Co., Inc., 1997.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 31-Aug-2009
  5. ^ a b c d Canton Schwyz Statistics Template:De icon accessed 27 August 2009
  6. ^ Schwyz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.Error in template * invalid parameter (Template:HDS): "1"
  7. ^ "Temperature and Percipitation Average Values-Table, 1961-1990" (in German, French, and Italian). Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology - MeteoSwiss. Retrieved 8 May 2009. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help), the weather station elevation is 480 meters above sea level.
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