Lachen, Switzerland
Lachen is a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, the capital in March District. It is the smallest municipality in the canton of Schwyz.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lachen
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| Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°51′E / 47.183°N 8.850°ECoordinates: 47°11′N 8°51′E / 47.183°N 8.850°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | March |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.20 km2 (2.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 8,617 |
| • Density | 1,657.1/km2 (4,292/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 8853 |
| Surrounded by | Altendorf, Galgenen, Jona (SG), Wangen |
| Twin towns | Schramberg (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Lachen, Switzerland Media
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1919)
The marina of Lachen at sunset. Due to its western-facing position, Lachen is known as the "town with the best sunset-views on lake Zurich".
Lachen, kerk foto4 2014-07-19 17.02
The old town hall of Lachen SZ, built in 1506. In the background one of the two towers of the "Pfarrkirche Heilig Kreuz" (anno 1708/11).
References
Other websites
Media related to Lachen SZ at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
