Lachen, Switzerland

Lachen is a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, the capital in March District. It is the smallest municipality in the canton of Schwyz.

Lachen
Municipality
Town of Lachen and Lake Zurich
Coat of arms
Location of Lachen
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Coordinates: 47°11′N 8°51′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Schwyz
District	March
Area [1]
• Total	5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Elevation	408 m (1,339 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	8,754
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	8853
SFOS number	1344
Surrounded by	Altendorf, Galgenen, Jona (SG), Wangen
Twin towns	Schramberg (Germany)
Website	www.lachen.ch SFSO statistics