Arth
Arth | |
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The village Arth | |
Location of Arth | |
| Coordinates: 47°3.801′N 8°31.309′E / 47.063350°N 8.521817°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Schwyz |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 9 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident Ruedi Beeler CVP/PDC (as of 2014) |
| • Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
| Area | |
• Total | 48.50 km2 (18.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Kirche Arth) | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Rigi Kulm) | 1,798 m (5,899 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Lake Zug) | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 11,983 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6415 Arth, 6414 Oberarth, 6410 Goldau, 6410 Rigi Kulm, 6410 Rigi Staffel, 6410 Rigi Klösterli, 6356 Rigi Kaltbad |
| SFOS number | 1362 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Localities | Arth, Oberarth, Goldau, Rigi Kulm, Rigi Staffel, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, |
| Surrounded by | Gersau, Küssnacht, Lauerz, Steinerberg, Vitznau (LU), Walchwil (ZG), Weggis (LU), Zug (ZG) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau. The four settlements Rigi Kulm, Rigi First, Rigi Klösterli, and Rigi Staffel on the mountain Rigi to the west of Arth are also part of the municipality.