Pragel Pass
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Pragel Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps between the cantons of Schwyz and Glarus between Muotathal and Netstal. The pass itself is located in the canton of Schwyz.
Pragel Pass
Canton of Schwyz
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The canton of Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
Modern wooden bridge on Obersee between Rapperswil and Hurden, near the site of the ancient bridges
The Abbey of Einsiedeln and Schwyz town were two of the major powers in Schwyz.
Schwyz valley, with Schwyz town in the center foreground, Mount Rigi in the right background, Lake Lucerne and Brunnen on the left and Lake Lauerz on the right
Pfäffikon Castle, one of the castles built by outside landlords to control their lands in Schwyz