Scheidegg
The Scheidegg is a mountain summit of the Rigi massif, overlooking Goldau in the canton of Schwyz on its north mountainside, and Gersau and the Gersau Bay of Lake of Lucerne on its south side.Photo: Meckimac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,659 metres
- Description: mountain in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Rigi Scheidegg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dosse and Arth-Goldau railway station.
Dosse
Peak
The Dosse is a mountain of the Rigi massif, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz. The mountain overlooks Lake Lucerne, near Vitznau.
Arth-Goldau railway station
Railway station
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arth-Goldau railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and municipality of Arth. The station is located in the centre of the village of Goldau, which forms part of Arth.
Arth–Rigi railway line
Railway station
Photo: Curnen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Arth–Rigi railway line is a Swiss standard gauge rack railway that runs from Arth-Goldau RB to Rigi. It was built by the eponymous Arth-Rigi-Bahn between 1873–1875 and operated by that company until its merger with the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn in 1992 to form Rigi Railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vitznau and Goldau.
Vitznau
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Goldau
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goldau is part of the official commune Arth-Goldau, a merger of the Goldau with nearby Arth in the canton of Schwyz in Central Switzerland. Goldau is home to a key train station junction for the Swiss Railway network, and one of the two main access points for the Rigibahn and the nearby mountain called the Rigi.
Arth
Town
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Arth is a village, a town, and a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages Arth, Oberarth, and Goldau.
Scheidegg
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Gersau, Bezirk Gersau, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.02744° or 47° 1′ 39″ northLongitude
8.51957° or 8° 31′ 10″ eastElevation
1,659 metres (5,443 feet)Open location code
8FVC2GG9+XROpenStreetMap ID
node 2971400806OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Scheidegg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rigi Scheidegg”
- Chinese: “沙伊代格山”
- Dutch: “Rigi Scheidegg”
- German: “Rigi Scheidegg”
- Korean: “리기 샤이데크”
- Ladin: “Rigi Scheidegg”
- Swedish: “Rigi Scheidegg”
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