The canton of Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate allies used to be referred to as the Waldstätte. Two important periods in the development of the Old Swiss Confederacy are summarized by the terms Acht Orte and Dreizehn Orte.
Schwyz is a town and the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.
Bruno Frick is Swiss politician of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). Frick has been a member of the Swiss Council of States for the Canton of Schwyz since 1991. In 2005, he was president of the Council of States.
The S2 is a railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) transportation network, and is one of the network's services connecting the canton of Zürich with the cantons of Schwyz and St. Gallen.
The Cantonal Council of Zürich is the legislature of the canton of Zürich, in Switzerland. Zürich has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 180 seats, with members elected every four years.
Pfäffikon SZ railway station is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the canton of Schwyz (SZ), Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.
Friedrich Huwyler was a Swiss politician. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party.
Hurden railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Freienbach. The station is located on the Rapperswil to Pfäffikon line that crosses the Seedamm between the two shores of Lake Zurich. It takes its name from the nearby village of Hurden.
The S5 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz and Zug.
Frauenwinkel is a mire landscape in Switzerland, situated at the Seedamm area on Zürichsee lakeshore in the municipality of Freienbach in the Canton of Schwyz.
Nathalie Henseler is a Swiss entrepreneur, author and politician (FDP).
Alex Kuprecht is a Swiss politician who was the President of the Council of States from 2020 to 2021. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC), he has served in the Council of States since 2003, representing the canton of Schwyz. For the 2019–2020 legislative term, Kuprecht was First Vice President of the Council of States under the presidency of Hans Stöckli.
Alfred Marius 'Fredi' Heer is a Swiss businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2007. He is also a member of Parliamentary Assembly to the Council of Europe. He previously served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1995 to 2008.
Bruno Walliser is a Swiss chimney sweep, businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the National Council (Switzerland) for the Swiss People's Party since 2015. He previously served on the Cantonal Council of Zürich from 1999 to 2016 as well as municipal president of Volketswil.
The Cantonal Council of St. Gallen is the legislature of the Canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. St. Gallen has a unicameral legislature. The Cantonal Council has 120 seats which are elected every three years.
Dominik Blunschy is a Swiss software engineer and politician who currently is member-elect of the National Council (Switzerland) for The Centre after being elected during the 2023 Swiss federal election. He assumed office on 4 December 2023.
The Cantonal Council of Lucerne respectively until 2007 Grand Council of Lucerne is the legislature of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The Cantonal Council has 120 seats, divided into six electoral districts, with members elected every four years.
