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Schwyz ( Standard German ) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz.
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Schwyz and German
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.
three forest cantons collectively refers to the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy of 1291, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, all of them situated at Lake Lucerne, in German called Vierwaldstättersee " lake of the four forest cantons ", referring to the three cantons just named, and to the Canton of Lucerne, the first canton to join the confederation ( 1332 ).
Schwyz and is
From 1291, it focuses mainly on the fates of the Old Swiss Confederacy, at first consisting of only three cantons ( Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden ) in what is now central Switzerland, and gradually expanding until it encompassed the present-day area of Switzerland in 1815.
* August 1 – According to tradition, the Swiss Confederation is formed by Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, the " three forest cantons ", at Rütli by the Federal Charter.
The lake is mostly within the borders of the Canton of Zug, with about at its southern end in the canton Schwyz, while the Canton of Lucerne claims about to the north of Immensee.
The part upstream of the Rapperswil dam is called Obersee, and is shared between the cantons of St. Gallen and Schwyz.
It is included, or the greater portion, in the Canton of Zurich, but at its easterly end about 20 km² towards the southern shore are in Canton of Schwyz, and 10 km² towards its northern shore in Canton of St. Gallen.
The Swiss Federal Charter is on display in Schwyz.
Northeast of the town of Schwyz is the Einsiedeln Abbey.
The valley of Schwyz is first mentioned in 972 under the name Suittes.
The flag of Switzerland is derived from the banner of Schwyz.
The canton of Schwyz is located in central Switzerland.
Only a small part of Lake Zug is within the canton of Schwyz.
Lake Lucerne borders on the three original Swiss cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden ( which today is divided into the Cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden ), as well as the canton of Lucerne, thus the name Vierwaldstättersee ( Lake of the Four Forested Cantons ).
The canton of Waldstätten also consisted of what is today the Canton of Schwyz, the Canton of Lucerne, Unterwalden and the Canton of Uri.
The hamlet of Morgarten ( Municipality of Oberägeri ) borders the Canton of Schwyz and is home to the Morgarten Battle Monument ( Morgarten Denkmal ).
The actual battle ground is just across the border in the hamlet of Schornen ( Municipality of Sattel ) in the Canton of Schwyz.
To the north, the canton is bound by the Canton of Zurich, whereas to the east and south lies the Canton of Schwyz.
The Lake Ägeri is wholly within the canton, whereas the Lake Zug is shared with the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz.
The town of (, ) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Because Schwyz was the capital of a canton, many of the government organizations administered both the town and the canton at the same time, and the history of the town is closely tied to the history of the canton.
Schwyz and canton
Zwingli, the papal partisan, found himself in a difficult position and he decided to retreat to Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz.
Category: Lakes of the canton of Schwyz
It borders the canton of Schwyz to the south and southeast ; the cantons of Lucerne and the ‘ Freiamt ’ of canton Aargau to the west ; and the canton of Zurich to the north and northeast.
Category: Lakes of the canton of Schwyz
It soon controlled many of the surrounding lands, many of which are outside the area today covered by the canton of Schwyz.
The canton of Schwyz took the leadership in the confederation early on.
It was only in 1803, however, that the name Schweiz as derived from the canton of Schwyz became the official name of Switzerland.
In 1655 the canton of Schwyz began prosecuting those Protestant families who had remained in Schwyz.
Throughout the time of the Old Swiss Confederation, the direct democracy of the Landsgemeinde in Schwyz was seen as the most important political institution in the canton and the municipalities of the canton.
The smaller lakes Lauerz ( Lauerzersee ) and Sihl ( Sihlsee ), however, are completely within the canton of Schwyz.
* Municipalities of the canton of Schwyz
Category: Lakes of the canton of Schwyz
Schwyz and central
Fountain in the central plaza in Schwyz
The early history of Switzerland begins with the earliest settlements up to the beginning of Habsburg rule, which in 1291 gave rise to the independence movement in the central cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden and the Late Medieval growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy.
Schwyz and Switzerland
On 29 August 1935, while the King and Queen were driving along the winding, narrow roads near their villa at Küssnacht am Rigi, Schwyz, Switzerland on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Leopold lost control of the car which plunged into the lake, killing Queen Astrid and her unborn fourth child.
He died in Axenstein, Switzerland and was buried in Schwyz, Switzerland.
Switzerland following the Congress of Vienna, with the borders of Outer Schwyz and Inner Schwyz
The Bundesbrief Museum in Schwyz was built during the 1930s to house the 1291 Bundesbrief which was seen as the origin of Switzerland.
On a per capita basis, Schwyz had the third highest emigration rate in Switzerland as people left for jobs.
The purchase of Lucerne by the Habsburgs drove the three forest cantons ( Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden ) to form an Eternal Alliance, an act that is considered to be the foundation of Switzerland.
In response the people of Nidwalden ( Obwalden joined shortly before the document was signed, the two halves forming Unterwalden ) joined Uri and Schwyz to form an alliance which is considered the foundation of modern Switzerland.
In this context, the solid-red war flag of Schwyz with the addition of the white cross appears much like the later flag of Switzerland.
Steinen is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Lachen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Victorinox ( ) is a knife manufacturer based in the town of Ibach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.
Einsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the town of Einsiedeln in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.
Switzerland has a long tradition of gun ownership by civilians, as well as of target shooting practice, probably since 1291 at its very foundation with the first three cantons ( Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden ).
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