Seewen is a village in the
municipality of Schwyz, itself in the
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 ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It lies some to the west of the town centre of Schwyz, and near the shore of
Lake Lauerz
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Lake Lauerz (German: ''Lauerzersee'', old spelling: ''Lowerzer See'') is a lake in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. Geography
Its water area varies between and (depending on water level), a maximum depth of , and a water level elev ...
. The outfall stream of the lake, the
Seeweren, passes through the village on its way to join the
Muota river
The Muota is a river in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and a tributary of Lake Lucerne. It has a length of .
The Muota rises on the Ruosalp, an alp to the north of the Glatten on the border between the cantons of Schwyz and Uri. Initially, it flows ...
.
Schwyz railway station, on the
Gotthard railway
The Gotthard railway (german: Gotthardbahn; it, Ferrovia del Gottardo) is the Swiss trans-alpine railway line from northern Switzerland to the canton of Ticino. The line forms a major part of an important international railway link between no ...
, is located in Seewen. The
A4 motorway passes just to the west of the village, and an adjacent motorway junction provides access to it.
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References
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Geography of the canton of Schwyz
Villages in Switzerland
Schwyz
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