Reichenburg
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| Coordinates: 47°10′N 8°58′E / 47.167°N 8.967°ECoordinates: 47°10′N 8°58′E / 47.167°N 8.967°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Schwyz | |
| District | March | |
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| • Total | 11.59 km2 (4.47 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 3,418 | |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 8864 | |
| SFOS number | 1345 | |
| Surrounded by | Benken (SG), Bilten (GL), Schübelbach | |
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Reichenburg is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
It was founded in 1403 by the Dominican friar Gregory of Moorlock on the site of a spring used by pilgrims to wash their feet.
Reichenburg has an area, as of 2006[update], of 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi). Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Reichenburg has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 3,418. As of 2007[update], 19.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (89.6%), with Albanian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.9%).
As of 2000[update] the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female. The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Reichenburg is; 776 people or 27.8% of the population is between 0 and 19. 875 people or 31.4% are 20 to 39, and 806 people or 28.9% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 187 people or 6.7% are 65 to 74. There are 116 people or 4.2% who are 70 to 79 and 27 people or 0.97% of the population who are over 80. There is one person in Reichenburg who is over 100 years old.
As of 2000[update] there are 1,055 households, of which 274 households (or about 26.0%) contain only a single individual. 74 or about 7.0% are large households, with at least five members.
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