Schindellegi

Geschichte

Feusisberg is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.HistoryFeusisberg is first mentioned in the 13th Century as Berg and Uffenberg. In the 16th Century it was known as Fessisskilch and in 1590 it was mentioned as Föussisberg.GeographyFeusisberg has an area, of 17.5km2. Of this area, 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (1.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located on a terrace below the Etzel mountain and overlooking Lake Zurich at an elevation of between 600- above sea level. It consists of the villages of Feusisberg and Schindellegi as well as part of Biberbrugg. about two-thirds of the population of the municipality lived in Schindellegi.DemographicsFeusisberg has a population of., 20.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 32.8%. In 2000, the vast majority of the population (91.1%) spoke German.the gender distribution of the population was 50.9% male and 49.1% female. The age distribution, in Feusisberg is; 881 people or 23.3% of the population is between 0 and 19. 1,086 people or 28.7% are 20 to 39, and 1,340 people or 35.5% are 40 to 64. The senior population distribution is 244 people or 6.5% are 65 to 74. There are 169 people or 4.5% who are 70 to 79 and 59 people or 1.56% of the population who are over 80.