Arth
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| Coordinates: 47°3.801′N 8°31.309′E / 47.063350°N 8.521817°ECoordinates: 47°3.801′N 8°31.309′E / 47.063350°N 8.521817°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | Schwyz | |
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| • Total | 42.08 km2 (16.25 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 11,597 | |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6415 | |
| SFOS number | 1362 | |
| Localities | Arth, Oberarth, Goldau | |
| Surrounded by | Gersau, Küssnacht, Lauerz, Steinerberg, Vitznau (LU), Walchwil (ZG), Weggis (LU), Zug (ZG) | |
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Arth is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Arth is first mentioned in 1036 as Arta. In 1353 it was mentioned as ze Arth.
Arth has an area, as of 2006[update], of 42.1 km2 (16.3 sq mi). Of this area, 40.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is situated on the southern shore of Lake Zug, and along the Gotthard route between Rigi and Rossberg. It consists of the villages of Arth Oberarth and Goldau as well as the hamlets of Klösterli and Kulm an der Rigi.
Arth has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 11,597. As of 2007[update], 23.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 6.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (86.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 3.2%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Arth is; 2,555 people or 26.6% of the population is between 0 and 19. 2,870 people or 29.9% are 20 to 39, and 2,832 people or 29.5% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 734 people or 7.7% are 65 to 74. There are 467 people or 4.9% who are 70 to 79 and 135 people or 1.41% of the population who are over 80. There is one person in Arth who is over 100 years old.
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