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Ingenbohl Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Ingenbohl Location in Canton of Schwyz Show map of Canton of Schwyz
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
District	Schwyz
Area
• Total	13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
Elevation	439 m (1,440 ft)
Population  (Dec 2020 )
• Total	8,977
• Density	669.9/km2 (1,735/sq mi)
Postal code	6440
Surrounded by	Emmetten (NW), Gersau, Lauerz, Morschach, Seelisberg (UR), Schwyz

Ingenbohl is a town, also called a municipality, located in the Schwyz District in Switzerland. It's part of the canton of Schwyz. In the local High Alemannic language, it's known as Ingäbohl.

A Look Back in Time

Ingenbohl was first mentioned in official records way back in 1387. Back then, its name was written as uff Ingenbol.

Exploring Ingenbohl's Geography

An aerial view of Ingenbohl from 1948.

Ingenbohl covers an area of about 13.5 square kilometers (5.2 square miles). A big part of this land, about 49.1%, is covered by forests. About 31% of the land is used for farming.

Around 16.1% of Ingenbohl is developed with buildings and roads. The remaining 3.8% includes natural features like rivers or mountains.

Ingenbohl is located right next to the beautiful Lake of Lucerne. The municipality includes the main village of Ingenbohl. It also has smaller areas called hamlets like Brunnen, Wilen, Schränggigen, and Unterschönenbuch. You can also find scattered farmhouses across the area.

Who Lives in Ingenbohl?

Ingenbohl has a population of about 8,200 people. Around 19.4% of the people living here are from other countries. Over the last ten years, the number of people living in Ingenbohl has grown by about 16.1%.

Most people in Ingenbohl speak German, which is about 88.9% of the population. The next most common languages are Serbo-Croatian (3.5%) and Italian (2.4%).

Age and Family Life

In Ingenbohl, the population is pretty balanced. About 45.2% are male and 54.8% are female.

Here's a look at the age groups:

• About 23% of the population is under 20 years old.
• Around 27.7% are between 20 and 39 years old.
• About 31.1% are between 40 and 64 years old.
• The older population, 65 and up, makes up about 18.2%. There's even one person over 100 years old!

There are almost 2,900 households in Ingenbohl. About 30.8% of these households have only one person living in them. About 5.1% are larger families with five or more members.

Education and Work

Most people in Switzerland are well-educated. In Ingenbohl, about 68.5% of adults (aged 25-64) have finished high school or gone on to higher education, like university.

Ingenbohl has a low unemployment rate of 1.8%. This means most people who want to work can find jobs.

The jobs in Ingenbohl are divided into three main types:

• Primary sector: This includes jobs like farming. About 109 people work in this area.
• Secondary sector: This involves manufacturing and construction. About 452 people work here.
• Tertiary sector: This is the largest sector, including jobs in services like shops, offices, and tourism. About 2,127 people work in this sector.

Ingenbohl village with the Mythen mountain in the background, pictured around 1900.

Religious Beliefs

Based on a 2000 survey, most people in Ingenbohl are Roman Catholic, making up about 77.7% of the population. About 8.8% belong to the Swiss Reformed Church.

Other religious groups include:

• Orthodox Church: About 2.55%
• Islam: About 3.69%
• A small number of people are Christian Catholic or Jewish.
• About 4.01% of the population do not belong to any church, or are agnostic or atheist.

How Ingenbohl's Population Has Grown

The table below shows how the number of people living in Ingenbohl has changed over the years:

Getting Around Ingenbohl

Ingenbohl is well-connected by train. The Brunnen railway station is part of the important Gotthard railway line.

You can catch InterRegio trains from Brunnen every hour. There are also local train lines:

• Line S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug runs hourly between Zug, Arth-Goldau, and Erstfeld.
• Line S3 of the S-Bahn Luzern runs hourly to Lucerne.

See also

In Spanish: Ingenbohl para niños