Lachen, Switzerland

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Coordinates: 47°11′N, 8°51′E

Lachen
Country Switzerland Coat of Arms of Lachen
Canton Schwyz
District March
47°11′N, 8°51′E
Population 7,000  (January 2006)
  - Density 1,346 /km² (3,487 /sq.mi.)
Area 5.20 km² (2 sq mi)
Elevation 408 m (1,339 ft)
Postal code 8853
SFOS number 1344
Surrounded by Altendorf, Galgenen, Jona (SG), Wangen
Twin towns Schramberg (Germany)
Website www.lachen.ch
Lachen (Switzerland)
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Lachen is a municipality in the district of March in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.

It is located on Lake Zurich. As of 2006, the population is 7000.

Lachen is also the German word for laugh or laughter.

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