The town of ()'s the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. its population's 14'171. With the territory of 53.17 km², the population density's 269/km². The Bundesbrief can be seen at the Bundesbriefmuseum. History of the toponym The name Schwyz's first attested in 972 as the village Suittes and's perhaps related to Old High German suedan "to burn", referring to the area of forest that was burned and cleared to build. The name was extended to the area dominated by Schwyz (th… (More on Schwyz)