Canton Schwyz

canton Schwyz

base data
principal place:	Schwyz
surface:	908 km ² (rank 13)
inhabitants:	135 ' 779 (2004) (rank 17)
population density:	150 Einw. /km ² (rank 16)
entry to the confederation:	1291
abbreviation:	Sp
languages:	German
Website:	Canton Schwyz
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the canton Schwyz a canton is in central Switzerland.

German: Schwyz [ʃviːts]; French: Schwytz or Schwyz; Italian: Svitto; RA-gate-Omani: Sviz; English: Schwyz.

1 name
2 geography
3 population
- 3,1 languages
- 3,2 religions - denominations
4 history
5 condition and politics
6 economics
of 7 cities and places
- of 7,1 districts
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name

the canton is designated after itsPrincipal place Schwyz.

Since the canton Schwyz was the most important of three Swiss Urkantone, its name was generalized soon on the entire confederation. The form Switzerland (with the typically not alemannischen Diphthong), transferred into the medium high German, became in the consequence inentire German linguistic area as designation of the state usually; the native form (without Diphthong) was transferred however as Suisse to the French. The Schwyzer and Swiss flag developed against it independently.

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geography

the canton Schwyz lies incentral Switzerland, between Zugersee, Vierwaldstättersee and Zurich lake.

The canton Schwyz borders on the cantons Uri, Glarus, pc. Gallen, Zurich, course and Luzern.

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population

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languages

in the canton areaspoken German dialects belong to that with exception of the district of yards high valley one niches.

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religions - denominations

the canton Schwyz still strongly dominance is catholic. Large radiant emittance strength has the Benediktinerkloster a settling.

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history

see History of the canton Schwyz.

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condition and politics

the present canton condition date from 1898 (with numerous changes).

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legislation

legislative authority is firm the canton advice with 100 members, those from the people in accordance with elections on the basis of proportional representation right on fourYears to be selected. Condition and law changes are subject to the popular vote. The people can suggest even condition and law changes, if 2000 voters support a going by suggestion.

Composition 2004 (in parentheses 2000 and 1996):

Christian-democratic people's party (CVP): 34 (43 -46)
A freesense-industrial union-democratic party (FDP): 24 (26 - 29)
Swiss people's party (SVP): 27 (20 - 12)
a social-democratic party (FR): 15 (11 - 11)

Presidential Election Council: The canton Schwyz sends two representatives in the condition advice and fourRepresentative into the national council.

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executive

carrying out authority is the government advice, whose seven members directly by the people in accordance with Mehrheitswahlrecht on four years are firmly selected. The Landammann holds the presidency , its deputy is a national governor.

Departemente:

Section internal
national economy section
educating section
law section
military and police section
fiscal department
building section

in accordance with the elections of 2004 places the CVP 3, the FDP 2, the FR 1 and the SVP to likewise 1 government advice.

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Judikative

on kantonaler level givesit the canton court, the Administrative Court as well as the Kantonale criminal court, on the level of the districts those the canton court subordinated district court and on local level the mediators (called in other cantons justices of the peace).

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municipalities and districts

in the canton Schwyz are both the municipalities and, differently and into most other Swiss cantons, the districts autonomous autonomy units. While municipalities in addition, their own sphere of activity independent of the canton have, the districts fulfill only such tasks, which them the kantonale right transfers.Both to municipalities and districts comes the taxation right; they determine the height of their taxes themselves.

Public-legally recognition are besides the Roman-catholic and the Evangelist-reformed Kirchgemeinden. There are not citizen municipalities in the canton Schwyz, contrary to many other cantons.

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economics

at the national income of Switzerland the canton with a portion of 1,9% is involved, its financial power lies only some per cent below the totalSwiss average.

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cities and places

of citiesand places of the canton Schwyz

municipalities also over 10 ' 000 inhabitants:

Free brook, 14 ' 597 inhabitants (dec. 2005)
Schwyz, 14 ' 302 inhabitants (dec. 2005)
A-settle, 13 ' 365 inhabitants (dec. 2005)
Kissing night at the Rigi, 11 ' 639 inhabitants (dec. 2005)
Arth, 9918 inhabitants(Dec. 2005)

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districts

district coats of arms of the canton Schwyz

Is divided districts of the canton

Schwyz the canton Schwyz into 6 districts and 30 municipalities, whereby the districts a settling, kissing night and Gersau only in each case from the municipality of the same nameexist.