Einsiedeln

Municipality
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	Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°44′E / 47.117°N 8.733°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 8°44′E / 47.117°N 8.733°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
District	Einsiedeln
Area
• Total	99.1 km2 (38.3 sq mi)
Elevation	882 m (2,894 ft)
Population (December 2017)
• Total	15,550
• Density	156.91/km2 (406.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8840
Localities	Bennau, Egg, Euthal, Gross, Trachslau, Willerzell and Biberbrugg (shared with the municipality Feusisberg)
Surrounded by	Alpthal, Altendorf, Feusisberg, Freienbach, Innerthal, Oberägeri (ZG), Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Unteriberg, Vorderthal
Website	www.einsiedeln.ch ; SFSO statistics

Einsiedeln is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It is known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, founded in the 10th century.

Villages

The municipality has six villages: Bennau, Egg, Willerzell, Euthal, Gross and Trachslau. The village of Biberbrugg is shared with the municipality of Feusisberg.

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Einsiedeln Abbey (completed in 1746)
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Einsiedeln in the year 1900
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Village of Willerzell, Sihlsee in the background
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Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1934)
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Hillside and alpine pastures near the town
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The Roman Catholic church of Willerzell
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Main street of Einsiedeln, Abbey square in the foreground

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Municipality
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Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Location of Einsiedeln Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°44′E / 47.117°N 8.733°E / 47.117; 8.733Coordinates: 47°7′N 8°44′E / 47.117°N 8.733°E / 47.117; 8.733
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
District	Einsiedeln
Area
• Total	99.1 km² (38.3 sq mi)
Elevation	882 m (2,894 ft)
Population (December 2017)
• Total	15,550
• Density	156.91/km² (406.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8840
Localities	Bennau, Egg, Euthal, Gross, Trachslau, Willerzell and Biberbrugg (shared with the municipality Feusisberg)
Surrounded by	Alpthal, Altendorf, Feusisberg, Freienbach, Innerthal, Oberägeri (ZG), Oberiberg, Rothenthurm, Unteriberg, Vorderthal
Website	www.einsiedeln.ch SFSO statistics