Capital of Schwyz canton, Switzerland; Schwyz was one of the three original cantons of the Swiss Confederation 1291, which gave its name to the whole country about 1450.
(Stadt) Hptst. von 1), am Ausgang des Muotatals u. am Fuß der Mythen, 516 m ü. M., 12 000 Ew.; Kirche St. Martin; Bundesbriefarchiv; Fremdenverkehr.