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Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)

Schwyz

Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) is one of 6 districts of the canton of Schwyz and comprises 1 municipalities with 14'185 residents in all (BFS, 2025). A district is an administrative unit of the canton — a court and administrative area, not a postal delivery area: postal codes and localities follow delivery routes and can cross district borders.

Residents
14'185
sum of its municipalities
Municipalities
1
Switzerland
Area
36 km²
swisstopo
Density
392 /km²
sum of its municipalities
BFS district number
504
BFS

Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN

Municipalities in Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)

BFS · 1
Küssnacht
14'185Residents
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Votes in Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)

district results as published by BFS
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes
62.3% YesNo 37.7%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes
52.6% YesNo 47.4%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Kaufkraft stärken – Prämienverbilligung auch für den Mittelstand»Cantonal SZ● Rejected · 40.8% Yes
41.8% YesNo 58.2%
08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes
42.2% YesNo 57.8%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes
17.8% YesNo 82.2%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes
43.9% YesNo 56.1%
08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes
38.0% YesNo 62.0%
08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes
73.3% YesNo 26.7%
08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes
45.3% YesNo 54.8%
30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes
9.8% YesNo 90.3%
All federal votes →
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 12.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023 · sum of its municipalities
FDP28.9% · strongest party
FDP28.9%
SVP28.7%
Mitte18.2%
SP12.3%
GLP4.5%
Übrige4.1%
GRÜNE2.9%
EVP0.4%

Tax rate in the district

ESTV 2026
Küssnacht (SZ)
145 %
median of its municipalities
145 %
Küssnacht (SZ)
145 %

A district has no tax rate of its own. Rates range from 145 % % in Küssnacht (SZ) to 145 % % in Küssnacht (SZ) (median 145 % %).

Tax burden (single, CHF 100,000): 7.4 % in Küssnacht (SZ) to 7.4 % in Küssnacht (SZ) (ESTV 2'026)

Housing

BFS
Vacancy rate
0.32 %
Dwellings
6'876
Avg. rooms
3.7
Built before 1946
12.7%

Vacancy rate: published by BFS for the district (2025) · Dwellings: sum of its municipalities (2024)

Population change

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Population change 2025
+37 +0.3%
births
111
deaths
109
net migration
+33
BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024 · sum of its municipalities
Jobs
7'538
Workplaces
1'227
Services share
60.2 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 264 (3.5%) · Secondary 2'735 (36.3%) · Tertiary 4'539 (60.2%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025 · sum of its municipalities
Farms
95
Organic share
12.6 %
Farmland
1'424 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Climate · Terrain

MeteoSchweiz · swisstopo
Annual mean temperature
9.3 °C
Precipitation
1'375 mm
Elevation
414–1'759 m
Flat share
33.6%

Climate: area-weighted over its municipalities · Terrain: swissALTIRegio 40 m, zonal over the district polygon

Energy · Accessibility

BFE · ElCom · ARE
Solar potential
91 GWh
Electricity
27.3 Rp./kWh
Public transport to centre
79 min
Road to centre
43 min

Solar potential: sum of its municipalities · Electricity: median of its municipalities (27.329–27.329 Rp./kWh, 2027). ElCom publishes a median per municipality; the district value is our median of those. · Accessibility: median of its municipalities

Where the municipalities of Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) rank

sum of its municipalities
MunicipalitiesLargest municipalitiesForeign residentsTax burden
Küssnacht4/306/3011/30

Postal codes in Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)

3
6402Merlischachen6403Küssnacht am Rigi6405Immensee

Localities in Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)

3
ImmenseeKüssnacht am RigiMerlischachen

Map

swisstopo · OSM

Neighbouring districts

6
Bezirk GersauSZWahlkreis Luzern-LandLUWahlkreis Luzern-StadtLUWahlkreis HochdorfLUBezirk MuriAGBezirk SchwyzSZ

Other districts in the canton of Schwyz

5
Bezirk Einsiedeln16'667Bezirk Gersau2'505Bezirk Höfe30'319Bezirk March46'845Bezirk Schwyz59'551

Frequently asked questions

Which municipalities belong to Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)?
Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) comprises 1 municipalities: Küssnacht. Together they have 14'185 residents (BFS, 2025).
Which canton is Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) in?
Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) lies in the canton of Schwyz, which is divided into 6 districts.
How many people live in Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ)?
Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) has 14'185 residents (BFS STATPOP, 2025) — the sum of its 1 municipalities; the largest is Küssnacht with 14'185.
Does Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) have its own tax rate?
No. Tax rates are set by municipalities. In Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) the municipal rate ranges from 145 % (Küssnacht (SZ)) to 145 % (Küssnacht (SZ)).
How did Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) vote in the latest federal vote?
On 14.06.2026, Bezirk Küssnacht (SZ) voted 62.3 % yes on “Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)” (Accepted) — the district figure BFS publishes.

Districts exist in 17 cantons; UR, OW, NW, GL, ZG, BS, AI, NE and GE have no such level.