Höfe: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Männedorf otter enclosure is located approximately 7.8 km north of the centre of Höfe District. In the surrounding area, Bögliegg is approximately 12.2 km to the south and Spitzberg approximately 14.2 km to the southeast of the district centre. Further afield, Auenberg is approximately 16.7 km to the northeast and Schiberg approximately 19.5 km to the southeast of the centre of Höfe District.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Höfe.

Höfe District is a district of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland and consists of three political municipalities.

The district’s elevation ranges from approximately 404 to 1,206 metres above sea level.

Nature

Höfe District lies on the slope between Mount Etzel and Lake Zurich. The district includes the islands of Ufenau and Lützelau.

Municipalities and other destinations

If you would like to explore the subregion through its municipalities, you can visit the pages for Feusisberg, Freienbach and Wollerau.

For comparison with other destinations, you can also explore Gersau, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, March and Küssnacht.

Culture and history

The name Höfe dates back to a medieval division: the Vorderer Hof around Pfäffikon SZ and the Hinterer Hof around Wollerau. Both areas originally belonged to the possessions of Einsiedeln Abbey.

Ufenau belongs to Einsiedeln Abbey, while Lützelau belongs to the local municipality of Rapperswil (Rapperswil-Jona).

For the higher-level travel overview: Schwyz.