Wangen, Schwyz

Wangen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

Of the rest of the land, 21.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Count Fridrich von Toggenburg, Herr zu Brettengow und Tafas donated to his own and the salvation of his ancestor who were buried and he also expects to be buried, the church, rights and lands (Kirchwidem and Kirchensatz) in Wangen in der March to the Rüti Monastery, sealed by Fridrich and the knights Herman von Landenberg, Johans von Bonstetten from Ustra and Herman von der Hochenlandenberg on 21 January 1407.

Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.0%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.7%).

The age distribution, as of 2008[update], in Wangen is; 1,247 people or 27.5% of the population is between 0 and 19.

[6] In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 50.3% of the vote.

Lake Zurich and the hamlet of Nuolen in Wangen, SZ
Aerial view (1948)