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March District
March District is a district in Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ... of the district is ''gules, an annulet sable'' — a black ring on a red background. It has a population of (as of ). References External links * Districts of the canton of Schwyz {{Schwyz-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innerthal
Innerthal is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History Innerthal is first mentioned in 1259 as ''Wegental''. Until 1888 it was known as ''Hinterwäggithal''. Geography Innerthal has an area of . Of this area, 34.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (30.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located on Wägitalersee, a reservoir in the upper ''Wägital''. Demographics Innerthal has a population (as of ) of . , 2.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 5%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.0%), with Italian being second most common ( 1.8%) and Rhaeto-romance being third ( 0.6%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wangen SZ-blazon
Wangen may refer to: Places Germany * Wangen im Allgäu, Ravensburg district, Baden-Württemberg * Wangen (Göppingen), Göppingen district, Baden-Württemberg * Wangen, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in the Burgenland district, Saxony-Anhalt * Wangen, Stuttgart, a borough of the city of Stuttgart Switzerland * Wangen an der Aare, Canton of Bern (Wangen BE) ** Wangen District, named after Wangen an der Aare * Wangen bei Olten, Canton of Solothurn (Wangen SO) * Wangen, Schwyz, Canton of Schwyz (Wangen SZ) * Wangen-Brüttisellen Wangen-Brüttisellen is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Brüttisellen is first mentioned in 1148 as ''Britisseldon''. In 1242 it was men ..., Canton of Zürich (Wangen ZH) Other * Wangen, Bas-Rhin, Bas-Rhin department, France * Wangen, Indonesia, a village in Polanharjo, Klaten, Central Java, Indonesia People * Frederick von Wangen (? - 1218 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vorderthal
Vorderthal is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography Vorderthal has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 59.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Vorderthal has a population (as of ) of . , 6.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 0.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female. The age distrib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuggen
Tuggen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History According to Walafrid Strabo the Irish missionaries Columban and Gall arrived at Tuggen around the year 610. They intended to settle in the area, but fled after Gall had burnt down a local pagan holy place. Saint Gall is today depicted on the municipality's coat of arms. Geography Tuggen has an area, , of . Of this area, 62.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 11.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The Buechberg hill is located on the area of the municipality. The former '' Tuggenersee'' was named after the municipality. Demographics Tuggen has a population (as of ) of . , 14.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.9%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.1%), with Italian be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schübelbach
Schübelbach is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Geography Schübelbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 48.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Schübelbach has a population (as of ) of . , 25.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (85.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.6%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichenburg
Reichenburg is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History It was founded in 1403 by the Dominican friar Gregory of Moorlock on the site of a spring used by pilgrims to wash their feet. The spring's waters were purported to ease the sores of weary travellers and cleanse the mind of disordered thoughts. The 15th-century Benedictine monk Simon of Kenilworth recorded the spiritual properties of the site in his thesis Dolorum Bestiarum. Geography Reichenburg has an area, , of . Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Demographics Reichenburg has a population (as of ) of . , 19.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (89.6%), with Albanian bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachen SZ-blazon
Lachen can refer to: Places * Lachen, Switzerland, a municipality of the Canton of Schwyz * Lachen, Germany, a municipality of Bavaria * Lachen, Sikkim – a town in India * Lachen River, in India Other * The German and Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... words for laughing {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
