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Einsiedeln

Schwyz · Switzerland
City population
15,867
#66
in Switzerland
#1
in Schwyz
#30,158
worldwide
BernEinsiedeln
47.128, 8.747 · 101 km from Bern
City population
15,867
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Switzerland
#66
of 73 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,158
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Switzerland
0.2%
of the national population

About Einsiedeln

Einsiedeln is a city in Schwyz, Switzerland with a population of 15,867. It is the 66th largest of the 73 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Switzerland, and the 30,158th largest worldwide. It lies 101 km from Bern.

Position in Switzerland
#66of 73
LargestSmallest
Position in Schwyz
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Switzerland
Region
Schwyz
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
101 km
to Bern
Elevation
882 m
Time zone
Europe/Zurich
Coordinates
47.128, 8.747
Record updated
2025-06-13
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.

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