Bundesbriefmuseum, Schwyz

Name: Bundesbriefmuseum
Address: Bahnhofstrasse 20, Schwyz, 6430, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 41 819 20 64

#2 among attractions in Schwyz

Specialty museum, Museum, History museum

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The Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation is a history museum in Schwyz. It was built in 1936 as a national shrine for the Federal Charter of 1291, which was believed to be the founding document of the Swiss Confederation. Today, the museum explains the national myth and the actual history of the Old Swiss Confederacy. It features a collection of original documents and flags. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°1'19"N, 8°38'54"E

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Bahnhofstrasse 20Schwyz 6430 Switzerland

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+41 41 819 20 64

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Bundesbriefmuseum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grosser Mythen, Rütli, Lake Lauerz, Rigi Hochflue.

2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grosser Mythen, Schwyz
51 min walk • The Grosser Mythen is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps of Central Switzerland. The mountain lies in the canton of Schwyz, to the east of the town of Schwyz, and to the south of the village of Alpthal in the valley of the river Alp.
4.5 miSW
Historical place, Memorial
Rütli, Seelisberg
115 min walk • Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy. As such it is treated as a national monument of Switzerland.
2.4 miW
Scenic lake with 2 small islands
Lake Lauerz, Brunnen
61 min walk • Lake Lauerz is a lake in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland.
4.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rigi Hochflue, Brunnen
109 min walk • The Rigi Hochflue is a mountain summit west of the mountain range Urmiberg, in itself part of the Rigi massif, overlooking the Gersauerbecken of Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland on its mountainside to the south, and Lake Lauerz on its north side.
3.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fronalpstock, Brunnen
86 min walk • The Fronalpstock is a mountain in Switzerland, in the Schwyzer Alps and the canton of Schwyz. It has an elevation of 1,921 metres above sea level. The summit is accessible by a chair lift from the village of Stoos.
1.4 miNW
47°1'51"N • 8°37'19"E
Seebad Seewen, Brunnen
36 min walk • Amusement, Water park, Swimming
2.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rotenfluh
66 min walk • The Rotenfluh is a mountain in the Swiss Prealps, located east of Schwyz in Central Switzerland. It is part of the range surrounding the valley of Alpthal, culminating at the Gross Mythen.
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kleiner Mythen
56 min walk • The Kleiner Mythen is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps of Central Switzerland. The mountain lies in the canton of Schwyz, to the east of the town of Schwyz, to the south of the village of Alpthal in the valley of the Alp river, and to the north of the Grosser Mythen.
4.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Furggelenstock
106 min walk • The Furggelenstock is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located west of Oberiberg in the canton of Schwyz. It lies on the range surrounding Alpthal.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klingenstock
105 min walk • The Klingenstock is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located between Stoos and Riemenstalden in the canton of Schwyz. Its summit is accessible by chair lift from Stoos.
2.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstuckli
70 min walk • The Hochstuckli is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Mostelberg in the canton of Schwyz. In winter the mountain is part of a ski area. A ski-lift climbs to a height of 1,486 metres.