Innerthal

Innerthal

Inner Thal is a municipality in the district of the canton of Schwyz March in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

On the crest of Innerthal Rossalpelispitz and Zindlenspitz is presented. Above the two mountains is the yellow sun on a red background. At the foot of the mountains of Wägitalersee can be seen in blue color; the two mountains are silver.

Geography

Inner Thal is a mountain village in Wägital. It lies in a valley surrounded by large Aubrig, Fluebrig, Mutteristock (also the highest point in the municipality with 2'294 m above sea level. M. ) and Brünnelistock, on the northeastern shore of the Wägitalersee. In the East the municipal boundary is also the border of the neighboring canton of Schwyz Canton of Glarus. In the south, an edge of the municipality pushes nor the Pragel Pass road. Approximately one -third of the municipal area is forest, agricultural areas or unproductive mountains. In the municipal area is the cave Zindel K10.

Population

Policy

The two main parties SVP and CVP are about equal, each with more than 40 % of the voting shares.

Economy

Side of the mountain economy, the restaurants and the fishing only the power plant operator AG power plant Wägital provides some jobs. Half of the employee works outside the village, mostly in March.

History

First mentioned in a document in 1397 that Catherine's Chapel in Wägital.

1480 carried out the separation of Tuggen and Wägital is politically independent. The Pestausbruch 1629 calls for more than 350 victims, more than half the inhabitants of the valley. Are created mass graves.

Innerthal and Vorderthal separate 1776.

The construction of the road to the Wägital takes place in 1860. Together with the commencement of operations at the new spa hotel on the lake the following year witnessed Innerthal an upswing. As of 1894, the federal horse post goes into Wägital and electric current is delivered in 1908.

1922-1925 the Wägitalersee was dammed with a 111 m high wall. The construction of this dam meant for Innerthal a turning point in its history: 1920 lived 369 inhabitants. More than 100 people had to leave the church, and in 1930 lived only 223 people. Just look at some the homestead could be moved to higher ground. The village church was blown up before the flood and built a new building in the new town center.

Attractions

Arts Culture

In Innerthal will take place on the 2nd Sunday in September a Senn Kirmesse instead. Organized this is very old and primitive occasion of the Mountain Brotherhood, founded in 1598.