Vitznau
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Vitznau has about 1,040 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Vitznau–Rigi railway line and St. Hieronymus catholic church.
Vitznau–Rigi railway line
Memorial
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The Vitznau–Rigi railway line is a Swiss standard gauge rack railway that runs from Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne to Rigi. It was built in 1871 by the Rigibahn, and is now owned by Rigi Railways, along with the Arth–Rigi railway line, which runs on the other side of the mountain, and the Weggis–Rigi Kaltbad cable car.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gersau and Rigi Kaltbad.
Gersau
Village
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Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Gersau was for many centuries an independent micro-state in permanent alliance with the Swiss Confederation. Gersau is situated 3½ km southeast of Vitznau.
Rigi Kaltbad
Hamlet
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Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at an elevation of 1,433 metres, overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland. Rigi Kaltbad is situated 4 km north of Vitznau.
Weggis
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Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German.
Vitznau
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Vitznau, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.00912° or 47° 0′ 33″ northLongitude
8.48466° or 8° 29′ 5″ eastPopulation
1,040Elevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH VZUOpen location code
8FVC2F5M+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 240127900OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Vitznau” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Vitznau”
- Basque: “Vitznau”
- Breton: “Vitznau”
- Catalan: “Vitznau”
- Cebuano: “Vitznau (munisipyo)”
- Cebuano: “Vitznau”
- Chinese: “維茨瑙”
- Chinese: “维茨瑙”
- Corsican: “Vitznau”
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- Danish: “Vitznau”
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- Estonian: “Vitznau”
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- French: “Vitznau”
- Galician: “Vitznau”
- German: “Vitznau”
- Hebrew: “ויצנאו”
- Hungarian: “Vitznau”
- Indonesian: “Vitznau”
- Irish: “Vitznau”
- Italian: “Vitznau”
- Japanese: “フィッツナウ”
- Kazakh: “Вицнау”
- Korean: “비츠나우”
- Korean: “피츠나우”
- Latvian: “Vitznau”
- Lithuanian: “Vitznau”
- Lombard: “Vitznau”
- Luxembourgish: “Vitznau”
- Malay: “Vitznau”
- Narom: “Vitznau”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vitznau”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vitznau”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Vitznau”
- Piemontese: “Vitznau”
- Polish: “Vitznau”
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- Romanian: “Vitznau”
- Romansh: “Vitznau”
- Russian: “Вицнау”
- Slovak: “Vitznau”
- Slovenian: “Vitznau”
- Spanish: “Vitznau”
- Swedish: “Vitznau”
- Swiss German: “Vitznau”
- Tahitian: “Vitznau”
- Tosk Albanian: “Vitznau”
- Turkish: “Vitznau”
- Ukrainian: “Фіцнау”
- Upper Sorbian: “Vitznau”
- Uzbek: “Vitznau”
- Venetian: “Vitznau”
- Volapük: “Vitznau”
- Waray (Philippines): “Vitznau”
- Welsh: “Vitznau”
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