Schwyz (German pronunciation: [ʃviːts] ; French: Schwytz; Italian: Svitto) is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
The Federal Charter of 1291 or Bundesbrief, the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum.
The official language of Schwyz is (the Swiss variety of) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
Distance between:
Geneva to Schwyz132 Miles / 213 Kms Lucerne to Schwyz19 Miles / 30 Kms Zürich to Schwyz24 Miles / 39 Kms Basel to Schwyz63 Miles / 101 Kms Bern to Schwyz57 Miles / 91 Kms Lausanne to Schwyz100 Miles / 161 Kms