Oberiberg is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality comprises the village of Oberiberg and the hamlet and ski area of Hoch-Ybrig.

History

Oberiberg is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Yberge.

there are 296 households, of which 89 households (or about 30.1%) contain only a single individual. 22 or about 7.4% are large households, with at least five members.

From the , 557 or 77.6% are Roman Catholic, while 95 or 13.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 5 individuals (or about 0.70% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church. There are less than 5 individuals who are Islamic. 33 (or about 4.60% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 24 individuals (or about 3.34% of the population) did not answer the question.

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! year

! population

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| 1888

| 667

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| 1900

| 690

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| 1950

| 530

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| 1970

| 552

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| 1980

| 600

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| 1985

| 597

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| 1990

| 655

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| 2000

| 710

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| 2005

| 771

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| 2007

| 793

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Weather

Oberiberg has an average of 163.6 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is July during which time Oberiberg receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 15.4 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 16.5, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 15.4 days.

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