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Swiss village

Stoos

Stoos

Key facts

elevation above sea level1,305m
instance ofvillage, carfree city, human settlement
countrySwitzerland
located in the administrative territorial entityCanton of Schwyz
described by sourceMeyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
The Stoosbahn
The Stoosbahn

Stoos is a village located in the municipality of Morschach. It is situated at 1,300 m (4,300 ft) in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and has about 100 inhabitants (population was counted at 106 during a 2007 census).

It is used as a small ski resort with a cable car leading to the Fronalpstock.

The village is accessible via the Stoosbahn funicular railway and Morschach–Stoos cable car. A small road, unsuitable for regular traffic, is open to permit holders only.

The Swiss Olympic skier Hedi Beeler was born here.

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