The Alp is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
in the
Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
*Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
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* Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred o ...
and a tributary of the
Sihl. It has a length of . The river rises on the northwestern flanks of the
Brünnelistock and the northern flanks of the
Kleiner and
Grosser Mythen
The Grosser Mythen (also ''Grosse Mythe'') is a mountain in the Schwyzer Alps of Central Switzerland. The mountain lies in the canton of Schwyz, to the east of the town of Schwyz, and to the south of the village of Alpthal in the valley of t ...
mountains near
Brunni, and flows in generally northerly direction through the village of
Alpthal
Alpthal is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Besides the village of Alpthal, the municipality includes the ski resort of Brunni, and settlement of Eigen.
History
Alpthal is first mentioned in 101 ...
, the village of
Trachslau, the town of
Einsiedeln and the village of
Biberbrugg. At Biberbrugg, the river
Biber joins the Alp. Some north of Biberbrugg, at Dreiwässern the Alp flows into the Sihl.
The valley between Brunni and Einsiedeln is called Alptal.
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References
Rivers of the canton of Schwyz
Sihl
Rivers of Switzerland
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