The Alp is a
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in the
Swiss
Swiss most commonly refers to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Swiss may also refer to: Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
* Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
* Swiss Café, an old café located ...
canton of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz ( ; ; ; ) is a Cantons of Switzerland, canton in central Switzerland between the Swiss Alps, Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz.
It is one ...
and a tributary of the
Sihl
The Sihl is a Switzerland, Swiss river that rises near the Druesberg mountain in the canton of Schwyz, and eventually flows into the Limmat in the centre of the Zürich, city of Zürich, after crossing the Zürich–Winterthur railway at . It has ...
. 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 mountains near
Brunni, and flows in generally northerly direction through the village of
Alpthal
Alpthal is a village and Municipalities of Switzerland, 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
Al ...
, the village of
Trachslau, the town of
Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and Districts of Switzerland#Schwyz, district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland known for its monastery, the Benedictine Einsiedeln Abbey, established in the 10th century.
Histor ...
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, th ...
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References
Rivers of the canton of Schwyz
Sihl
Rivers of Switzerland
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