page_title: Muotathal
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Muotathal / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Muotathal SZ, Switzerland
context_page_description: Muotathal is a village and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The eponymous valley, the Muotatal, is formed by the Muota, which joins Lake Lucerne at Brunnen.
context_section_description: The village is located in the valley of the river Muota, the Muotatal, with which it shares the name. The municipality is located in a series of valleys on the eastern edge of the canton, on the borders with the cantons of Uri and Glarus. It is the 10th largest municipality area-wise in Switzerland. It consists of the hamlet Ried, village sections of Schachen, Wil, Hinterthal (had its own post office since 1896, though it has now grown together with Schachen), and the hamlet Bisisthal in the Bisistal further upstream of the Muota. It also includes a number of alps (alpine pastures) including Glattalp, Toralp, Charetalp and Goldplangg.
  The municipality Muotathal has an area of 172.2 km² (66.5 sq mi) as of 2006. Of this area, 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (44.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
  The municipality includes the entry site of the Hölloch, which at over 200 km is the longest cave in Switzerland, and currently the second-longest in Europe.
caption: Muotathal, the river Muota in the Muotatal looking west
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