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Bote der Urschweiz

' is a Swiss German-language online and daily newspaper, published in Schwyz. It is the regional newspaper for the districts Schwyz, Gersau and Küssnacht and the biggest newspaper in the canton of Schwyz.

History

The ' was founded in 1858 by the brothers Melchior and Dominik Triner as the '. From 1859 to 1862, it was published twice a week under the name ', after which it was renamed to its current name. In December 1979, the paper started publishing three times a week and in November 1994, after the integration of the newspaper ' into the ', daily. In 1997, the newspaper started a partnership with '.

The newspaper is regarded as liberal, due to its past with the Liberal Party of Switzerland.

Since 2014, the newspaper has been in a partnership with the ', and it integrated their local newspaper, the '.

In June 2024, it was announced that the printing would be done externally by CH Media starting in 2025.

Editors-in-chief

  • 1950—1990: Karl Wiget
  • 1993—2000: Jürg Auf der Maur
  • 2001—2013: Josias Clavadetscher
  • 2014—2021: Jürg Auf der Maur
  • 2021—2023: Flurina Valsecchi
  • 2023—present: Dominik Jordan

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