It consists of the village of Morschach and includes the summer and winter resort at Stoos.

Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[4] From the 13th century until 1865, when the Axenstrasse was finished, the bridle path towards the Gotthard Pass led through the village.

In 1869, the "Grand Hotel Axenstein" opened in a site which Queen Victoria had called "the most beautiful place on earth", because of its stunning view of Lake Lucerne far below and the mountains.

Among the celebrities who spent their holidays in Morschach were King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and Winston Churchill.

But the Great Depression and World War II led to a dramatic decline of international tourism, from which the old Morschach hotels never recovered.

[5] Since the Swiss Holiday Park opened in 1982, Morschach has become a major resort again.

[3] From the 2000 census[update], 710 or 74.1% are Roman Catholic, while 65 or 6.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.