Schwyz: facts

At a glance

• Country: Switzerland
• Region: Schwyz
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 15,181
• Coordinates: 47.0208° N, 8.6541° E
• Time zone: Europe/Zurich (UTC+01:00 standard, UTC+02:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Franc (CHF)
• Distance to the capital, Bern: 92 km (57 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Zürich Airport (ZRH): 49 km (31 mi), straight line
• Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH): 86 km (53 mi), straight line
• Bern Airport (BRN): 88 km (55 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gersau: 10 km (6 mi)
• Arth: 11 km (7 mi)
• Bauen: 11 km (7 mi)
• Emmetten: 13 km (8 mi)
• Flueelen: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Zuerich, 39 km (24 mi)