The Alp is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on ...
and a tributary of the
Sihl
The Sihl is a Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the city of Zürich. It has a length of , including the Sihlsee reservoir, through which the river f ...
. It has a length of . The river rises on the northwestern flanks of the
Brünnelistock
The Brünnelistock (2,133 m) is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Schwyz and Glarus. It lies north of the Mutteristock, on the range between the Wägitalersee
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Wägitalersee is an artificial ...
and the northern flanks of the
Kleiner and
Grosser Mythen
The Grosser Mythen (also ''Grosse Mythe'') is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps of Central Switzerland. The mountain lies in the canton of Schwyz, to the east of the town of Schwyz, and to the south of the village of Alpthal in the valley of the r ...
mountains near
Brunni
Alpthal is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Besides the village of Alpthal, the municipality includes the ski resort of Brunni, and settlement of Eigen.
History
Alpthal is first mentioned in 10 ...
, and flows in generally northerly direction through the village of
Alpthal, the village of
Trachslau
Trachslau is a village inside the municipality of Einsiedeln, in the Swiss canton of Schwyz
The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bun ...
, the town of
Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln () is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
History Early history
There was no permanent settlement in the area p ...
and the village of
Biberbrugg
Biberbrugg is a village in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Biberbrugg is shared by the municipalities of Einsiedeln in the district of Einsiedeln and Feusisberg in the district of Höfe.
History
For centuries, the village was a small ha ...
. At Biberbrugg, the river
Biber joins the Alp. Some north of Biberbrugg, at Dreiwässern the Alp flows into the Sihl.
The valley between Brunni and Einsiedeln is called Alptal.
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References
Rivers of the canton of Schwyz
Sihl
Rivers of Switzerland
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