Alpthal
Alpthal is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
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Location of Alpthal
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| Coordinates: 47°4.2′N 8°42.9′E / 47.0700°N 8.7150°ECoordinates: 47°4.2′N 8°42.9′E / 47.0700°N 8.7150°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Schwyz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.90 km2 (8.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Kirche Alpthal) | 996 m (3,268 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 613 |
| • Density | 26.769/km2 (69.33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8849 |
| Localities | Eigen, Alpthal, Brunni, Holzegg |
| Surrounded by | Einsiedeln, Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Schwyz |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Alpthal Media
The river Alp flows through the Alptal, seen from the Grosser Mythen. The nearest settlement is Brunni, with Alpthal in the mid-distance. Then Trachslau, the larger town beyond is Einsiedeln.
Aerial view from 1000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)
The Brunni to Holzegg cable car
Alpthal SZ, Switzerland self-made, July 2006
References
Other websites
Media related to Alpthal at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Alpthal (in German)
- Skilift Brunni Archived 2020-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Alpthal in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
