Euthal Explained

Subject Name:Euthal
Municipality Type:village
Canton:Schwyz
Iso-Code-Region:CH-SZ
Coordinates:47.1°N 57°W
Postal Code:8844
Elevation:895
Population:614
Populationof:10 January 2018 [1]
Website:www.euthal.ch

The village Euthal is a borough (viertel) in the district of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz in SwitzerlandIt is located at an altitude of 895 meters above sea level in the valley of the Sihlsee.[Euthal is the southernmost village on the Sihlsee. The name refers to the meadows ("auen") along the formerly swampy valley floor of the [[Sihl]] and the plump side valley on the eastern side of the Sihl Valley. The rivers Sihl, Minster and Eubach merge into Sihlsee in Euthal.

The county line south of Euthal forms the valley dialect boundary between the Einsiedler and Ybriger dialect and is the border to district Schwyz.

The village has its own modern school.[2]

History

Euthal is first mentioned in an urbarium from 1331 as "Öital".

In 1696 a chapel was established for Our Lady Of Sorrows. In 1717 the chapel was indulged by Pope Clement XI.From 1790-1792 brother Jakob Natter designed by the architect monastery the significantly larger, still standing Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sorrows.In 1800 it was raised temporarily to be the parish church.[3]

In 1703 the existence of a small school is mentioned for the first time, which operated till the 19th century. In 2014 a modern school was built in place of it.

In 1849 Euthal was incorporated into the municipality of Einsiedeln[4]

Historic population

In 1888 there where 103 houses with 126 families in Euthal[5]

The historical population is given in the following table:[6]

yearpopulation
1888637
......
1998593
1999599
2000591
2001615
2002611
2003623
2004630
2005631
2006617
2007621
2008605
2009598
2010605
2011607
2012611
2013609
2014598
2015610
2016603
2017614

As of 2016, a large new housing project is being built next to the Eubach river which adds 50 residences in 10 buildings thus likely increasing the population by at least 150 people.[7] [8]

Employment

A major employer in Euthal is Silac AG[9] which produces a variety of plastic products. Their industrial precursor was the bindery Verlagsanstalt Benziger, who had brought from 1865 to mid-20th century some work in this area. Further employment is mostly agricultural or in smaller companies.

Transport

Einsiedeln railway station is a terminal station of the Zürich S-Bahn on the lines S13 and S40, provided by the Südostbahn.

Tourism

The Einwohnerverein Euthal is the primary tourism organisation that provides information about the village.The Verkehrsverein Euthal maintains the local walking and snow show routes.

The nearby reservoir, Sihlsee, is used in summer for swimming, surfing and sailing, and in the winter for ice-skating.

In May of each year the Music Club Euthal (Musikverein Euthal)] organises the MaiFascht.

Sports

Due to good wind conditions and good thermals paragliders can often be seen hovering over the area.In winter the Ski Club Euthal[10] can be found in the surrounding mountains and when nature allows there is a natural iceskating rink on the Sihlsee.

The village has its own ski lift.[11]

Culture

The Theater Club Euthal[12] performs often on the premises of Silac AG and the Eubach Buebe are often heard playing in the village.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bezirk Einsiedeln Zahlen. Bezirk Einsiedeln. 7 October 2018. 10 January 2017.
  2. Web site: Schulhaus Euthal. Bezirk Einsiedeln. 13 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Kantonale Inventar geschützter und schützenswerter Bauten" (KIGBO) Nr. 26.028. Kanton Schwyz. 13 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073539/http://www.sz.ch/xml_1/internet/de/application/d999/d998/d25479/d25489/d821/d22820/p22822.cfm. 4 March 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: Genossame Euthal. Bezirk Einsiedeln. 13 July 2016.
  5. Web site: Ortschaftenverzeichnis 1888. Art.Institut Orell Fussli. 13 July 2016. 1895.
  6. Web site: Zahlen Einwohner Einsiedeln. Bezirk Einsiedeln. 7 October 2018. 10 January 2017.
  7. Web site: Eubach. Eubach. 13 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Am Eubach. Am Eubach. 13 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Silac AG. Silac AG. 7 October 2018.
  10. Web site: Skiclub Euthal. Skiclub Euthal. 7 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Skilift Euthal. Bezirk Einsiedeln. 13 July 2016.
  12. Web site: Theater Euthal. Theater Euthal. 7 October 2018.