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The canton of Schwyz is located in central Switzerland. The river Sihl and the smaller Muota traverse the canton. It includes parts of Lake Zürich and Lake Lucerne. Only a small part of Lake Zug is within the canton of Schwyz. The smaller lakes Lauerz (Lauerzersee) and Sihl , however, are completely within the canton of Schwyz.
Schwyz (German pronunciation: ⓘ; French: Schwytz; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief , the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum .
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. It has a population of 56,125 (as of 31 December 2020).
Abolished in the Helvetic Republic, the term 'Stand' was revived in 1815 and remains in use today. [2] [8] The French term canton adopted into German after 1648, and then only in occasional use until the early 19th century: prominent usage of Ort and Stand gradually disappeared in German-speaking Switzerland from the time of the Helvetic Republic.
Councillor (Party) Election Councillor (Party) Kaspar L. Krieg Conservative 1848–1849: Appointed Karl von Schorno Conservative 1848–1852: Franz Anton Oetiker
First ideas for a national monument date back to the 600th anniversary of the Confederation in 1891. It was only realized in the 1930s when the Canton of Schwyz planned to move its state archive to a wing of the new building. The main part of the building was the exhibition hall for the Charter of 1291 which would lay on an "Altar of the ...
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Cantonal Council of Schwyz (German: Schwyzer Kantonsrat) is the legislature of the Canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Schwyz has a unicameral legislature. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Cantonal Council has 100 seats which are elected every four years in a proportional election .