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Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːts] ; French: Schwytz; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the
capital of the
canton of
Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal...
- The
canton of
Schwyz (German:
Kanton Schwyz [ʃviːts] ; Romansh:
Chantun Sviz; French:
Canton de Schwytz; Italian:
Canton Svitto) is a
canton in central...
- pronunciation: [ˈaɪnziːdl̩n]) is a muni****lity and
district in the
canton of
Schwyz in
Switzerland known for its monastery, the
Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey...
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Since 1889, the
Federal Charter of 1291
among the
rural communes of Uri,
Schwyz, and
Unterwalden has been
considered the
founding do****ent of the confederacy...
- [tʃviːts] for the Confederation, but
simply Schwyz [ʃviːts] for the
canton and the town). The
toponym Schwyz itself is
first attested in 972, as
villa Suittes...
- The
Gulden was the
currency of the
Swiss canton of
Schwyz until 1798. It was
subdivided into 40 Schilling, each of 3
Rappen or 6 Angster.
Coins were also...
- muni****lity and prin****l town of the muni****lity of
Freienbach in the
canton of
Schwyz, Switzerland.
Together with Wollerau, Pfäffikon is
considered the prin****l...
- Spark****e
Schwyz AG is a
regional savings bank in the
Swiss Canton of
Schwyz,
founded in 1812 and thus one of the
oldest banks in
continuous operation...
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Alois Xaver Ab
Yberg or more
compactly Theodor Ab
Yberg (8
December 1795,
Schwyz - 30
November 1869) was a
Swiss statesman.
Theodor is the son of alderman...
- The
Battle of
Morgarten took
place on 15
November 1315, when
troops of
Schwyz,
supported by
their allies of Uri and Unterwalden,
ambushed an Austrian...
