Rothenthurm
Municipality in the canton of Schwyz · FSO no. 1370
Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.
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The parcel data lists 1’073 parcels in Rothenthurm, covering 22.7 km². 61.1% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 1’046 m².
Key figures
- Parcels
- 1’073
- 2.1% of the canton
- Total area
- 22.7 km²
2.5% of the canton
- Median area
- 1’046 m²
Canton: 819 m²
Switzerland: 870 m²
- Built share
- 61.1%
Canton: 71.6%
Switzerland: 52%
- Median year built
- 1986
Canton: 1988
Switzerland: 1976
About Rothenthurm
Rothenthurm ranks 20th of 30 municipalities in the canton of Schwyz by number of parcels and holds 2.1% of the canton's parcels on 2.5% of its area. The median parcel in Rothenthurm measures 1’046 m², larger than the canton median of 819 m². Rothenthurm is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 61.1% of its parcels have a building, against 71.6% across the canton.
The zones with the most parcels are Übriges Gemeindegebiet (31.5%), Wohngewerbezone 2 (14.4%) and Wohnzone 2 (14.3%). In total, Rothenthurm uses 17 zone designations.
According to the building register, Rothenthurm has 988 buildings with 1’217 dwellings, 1.2 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 44% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 41.9% of all buildings.
Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.5% of them), and 27.3% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1986, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1988).
Built and unbuilt parcels
Built: 656 (61.1%)Unbuilt: 417 (38.9%)
Parcels by zone
| Zone | Parcels | Area | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Übriges Gemeindegebiet | 338 | 8.34 km² | 31.4% |
| Wohngewerbezone 2 | 155 | 0.16 km² | 87.1% |
| Wohnzone 2 | 153 | 0.10 km² | 88.9% |
| Landwirtschaftszone | 96 | 2.39 km² | 68.8% |
| Wohnzone 1 | 90 | 0.08 km² | 87.8% |
| Wald | 65 | 11.11 km² | 32.3% |
| Kernzone | 59 | 0.04 km² | 84.7% |
| Wohngewerbezone 3 | 33 | 0.04 km² | 78.8% |
| Gewerbezone | 31 | 0.12 km² | 67.7% |
| Verkehrsfläche innerhalb Bauzone | 21 | 0.06 km² | 4.8% |
| Zone für öffentliche Bauten und Anlagen | 10 | 0.03 km² | 50.0% |
| Verkehrsfläche ausserhalb Bauzone | 7 | 0.16 km² | 42.9% |
| Other zones (5 labels) | 15 | 0.14 km² | 46.7% |
Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.
Building stock
The building register lists 988 buildings with 1’217 dwellings here; 235 of them are single-family houses.
- Buildings
- 988
- Dwellings
- 1’217
- Single-family houses
- 235
- Building volume
- 1.7 million m³
Buildings by category
Construction periods
Built parcels by construction period of their newest buildingMaps and geodata for Rothenthurm
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