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Freienbach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Freienbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 31% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on Lake Zurich and stretches from the lake (elevation ) to the Etzel (mountain), Etzel mountain (elevation ). It consists of the villages of Freienbach, Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Pfäffikon (not to be confused with Pfäffikon ZH, Pfäffikon in the Canton of Zürich, canton of Zurich), Wilen, Bäch, Hurden (located on the Seedamm) and the two islands of Lützelau and Ufenau (Ufnau).
accessed 02-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The age distribution, , in Freienbach is; 2,963 people or 22.7% of the population is between 0 and 19. 4,174 people or 32.0% are 20 to 39, and 4,432 people or 33.9% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 977 people or 7.5% are 65 to 74. There are 407 people or 3.1% who are 70 to 79 and 102 people or 0.78% of the population who are over 80.Canton Schwyz Statistics
accessed 27 August 2009 there are 5,558 households, of which 1,653 households (or about 29.7%) contain only a single individual. 274 or about 4.9% are large households, with at least five members. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party, SVP which received 44.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland, FDP (19%), the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, SPS (16.3%) and the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, CVP (15%). In Freienbach about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory Education in Switzerland#Secondary, upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule''). Freienbach has an unemployment rate of 1.7%. , there were 184 people employed in the Primary sector of the economy, primary economic sector and about 53 businesses involved in this sector. 2,718 people are employed in the Secondary sector of the economy, secondary sector and there are 216 businesses in this sector. 7,174 people are employed in the Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary sector, with 1,029 businesses in this sector.
From the , 7,641 or 58.5% are Roman Catholic, while 2,915 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 6 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland, Christian Catholic faith, there are 202 individuals (or about 1.55% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals (or about 0.14% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 12 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who are Judaism, Jewish, and 633 (or about 4.85% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 92 individuals (or about 0.70% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 1,151 (or about 8.82% of the population) belong to no church, are Agnosticism, agnostic or Atheism, atheist, and 385 individuals (or about 2.95% of the population) did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
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History
Freienbach is first mentioned in 972 as ''Friginbach''.Geography
Freienbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 31% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located on Lake Zurich and stretches from the lake (elevation ) to the Etzel (mountain), Etzel mountain (elevation ). It consists of the villages of Freienbach, Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Pfäffikon (not to be confused with Pfäffikon ZH, Pfäffikon in the Canton of Zürich, canton of Zurich), Wilen, Bäch, Hurden (located on the Seedamm) and the two islands of Lützelau and Ufenau (Ufnau).
Demographics
Freienbach has a population (as of ) of . , 23.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 23.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (87.9%), with Italian being second most common (2.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.0%).Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 02-Sep-2009 the gender distribution of the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The age distribution, , in Freienbach is; 2,963 people or 22.7% of the population is between 0 and 19. 4,174 people or 32.0% are 20 to 39, and 4,432 people or 33.9% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 977 people or 7.5% are 65 to 74. There are 407 people or 3.1% who are 70 to 79 and 102 people or 0.78% of the population who are over 80.Canton Schwyz Statistics
accessed 27 August 2009 there are 5,558 households, of which 1,653 households (or about 29.7%) contain only a single individual. 274 or about 4.9% are large households, with at least five members. In the 2007 election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party, SVP which received 44.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland, FDP (19%), the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, SPS (16.3%) and the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, CVP (15%). In Freienbach about 74.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory Education in Switzerland#Secondary, upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule''). Freienbach has an unemployment rate of 1.7%. , there were 184 people employed in the Primary sector of the economy, primary economic sector and about 53 businesses involved in this sector. 2,718 people are employed in the Secondary sector of the economy, secondary sector and there are 216 businesses in this sector. 7,174 people are employed in the Tertiary sector of the economy, tertiary sector, with 1,029 businesses in this sector.
From the , 7,641 or 58.5% are Roman Catholic, while 2,915 or 22.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 6 individuals (or about 0.05% of the population) who belong to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland, Christian Catholic faith, there are 202 individuals (or about 1.55% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals (or about 0.14% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 12 individuals (or about 0.09% of the population) who are Judaism, Jewish, and 633 (or about 4.85% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 92 individuals (or about 0.70% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 1,151 (or about 8.82% of the population) belong to no church, are Agnosticism, agnostic or Atheism, atheist, and 385 individuals (or about 2.95% of the population) did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Transport
The municipality of Freienbach is served by six railway stations. Of these, is the most important, being served by both long distance and Zurich S-Bahn trains. The remaining stations each serve a subset of the S-Bahn trains: * is served by S8 (ZVV), S8 * is served by S8 (ZVV), S8 * is served by S40 (ZVV), S40 * is served by S5 (ZVV), S5 and S40 (ZVV), S40 * is served by S2 (ZVV), S2, S5 (ZVV), S5, S8 (ZVV), S8 and S40 (ZVV), S40 * is served by S40 (ZVV), S40Sport
FC Freienbach is the municipality's football club.Heritage sites of national significance
The prehistoric lakeside settlement at Hurden/Seedamm and Ufnau, the parish church of St. Peter and Paul with Martin's Chapel, the Seedamm Cultural Center of Pfäffikon and Pfäffikon Castle are listed as Swiss Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance, heritage site of national significance. The prehistoric settlements at Hurden Rosshorn and Hurden Seefeld are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps a UNESCO UNESCO World Heritage Site, World Heritage Site.UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps/ref>
References
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* {{Authority control Freienbach, Municipalities of the canton of Schwyz Cities in Switzerland Populated places on Lake Zurich