Muotathal

Muotathal is a municipality in the district of Schwyz in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Name

The place is named after the valley Muotatal, which in turn takes its name from the river Muota. To see Origin of the name there.

Geography

The community forms the southeastern part of the canton of Schwyz, on the south by the canton of Uri and on the east by the canton of Glarus. With 172.152192 km ² Muotathal one of the ten largest municipalities in terms of area of Switzerland and is almost as big as the canton train. Muotathal consists of the villages Muotathal, Hinterthal Bisisthal and Ried. The greatest length, blade Tobel - Eggstock, is 29 miles and the greatest breadth, Smooth - Fläschenspitz, 16 km.

The municipal area is one of the longest caves in the world: The Hoelloch extends current knowledge about 196.9 km ( as of 5 May 2010) under the karst terrain Silberen.

Tradition and culture

The Muotathaler deemed rustic ( primitive ) Swiss.

In the village Muotathal (610 m above sea level. M. ) takes place every year a famous cheese and Alpine market, the small Talsträsschen calls strongly due to the influx of visitors.

The theater Muotathal is known far beyond the cantonal borders. They will play mainly folk pieces in rustic Muotathaler dialect. The season runs from mid-October to early December.

1974 from Muotathal for Switzerland in Leiden won the team at the international final in the game with no limits.

Music

Muotathal is also a stronghold of traditional folk music, more precisely of the rustic and the concert Innerschweizer style. Above all, Franz Schmidig senior ( * 1917, † 2008) developed as an accordionist style that is prevalent today.

With the Argentine Domingo Rey survived a performer of South American folk music in Muotathal.

Every year in late August, the Mountains of Death Open Air will take place, which in the Death Metal scene is now known about the Swiss borders.

Population

Economy

The community no longer lives only on agriculture, it also provides a number of wood processing enterprises have settled, also tourist and other services.

Education

In 1798, 60 children attended school, 30 in Sigristenhaus, 20 in the Kaplan House Ried, 10 in the women's monastery. 1820, the first school house was built in Wil. In 1849, school attendance was compulsory. In the same year they brought the girls' school under the nunnery. 1880, the second school house was built in Wil ( " old school house "). 1896 followed by the construction of the Kaplan house in Bisisthal with schoolroom and 1899 the construction of the school building in Ried.

In 1954 the girl Schoolhouse St. Joseph was built. In 1962, the second school house in the marsh. In 1972, the school system Muota was built. In 1973 the opening of the school facilities, which lies next to the school house gymnasium, swimming pool and outdoor sports facility. In 1974 it terminated the school in Bisisthal.

In 1993, the third schoolhouse was built in the marsh. 1993 led to the multi-purpose facility Stump Matt and 1994, the Oberstufenschulhaus.

Sports

Muotathal is a Swiss Handball stronghold. The most famous club of the place is the handball squad of KTV Muotathal. In the season 06/ 07 it is after a year in the 1st League ( third highest league in Switzerland ) again ascended into the National League ( second highest league in Switzerland ). In addition, the swing club Muotathal has also repeatedly produced well-known Schwinger in recent years, which comprised a traditional Swiss sports the best in the country. The village also has a football club (3rd League ) and a floorball team (highest amateur league Kleinfeld ).

Attractions

Worth seeing is the Baroque parish church of St. Sigismund and St. Waldburga.

Interior of the Parish Church

Interior of the Parish Church

The convent