Stoos is a village located in the municipality of

Morschach Morschach is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It was a world-famous resort from 1869 up to the Great Depression. Geography The municipality is located on a glacier moraine above the Lake of Lucerne. It ...

. It lies at in the

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canton of

Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the ...

and has about 100 inhabitants (population was counted at 106 during a 2007 census). Stoosbahn01

It is used as a small ski resort with a

cable car Cable car most commonly refers to the following cable transportation systems: * Aerial lift, such as aerial tramways and gondola lifts, in which the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable ** Aerial tramway ** Chairlift ** Gondola lift ** ...

leading to the Fronalpstock. The village is car-free and is accessible via the

Stoosbahn The Stoosbahn, also known as the Schwyz–Stoos funicular or ''Standseilbahn Schwyz–Stoos'', is a funicular railway in the Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North ...

funicular railway A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...

. The Swiss Olympic skier

Hedi Beeler Hedi Beeler (born 20 November 1931) is a Swiss alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commo ...

was born here.

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External links

*https://stoos-muotatal.ch Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland Villages in Switzerland Car-free villages in Switzerland {{Switzerland-sports-venue-stub