Bürgenstock

The Bürgenstock is a mountain in with an elevation of 1,128 m above sea level, situated beside . Since the late 19th century, the Bürgenstock is the site of a large hotel and conference centre, today known as , situated some 600 m above Lake Lucerne.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,128 metres
  • Description: mountain with hotel complex on Lake Lucerne in Ennetbürgen and Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Buergenstock”, “Bürgenberg”, “Burgenstock”, and “Hammetschwand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hammetschwand Elevator and Hotel Villa Honegg.

Tower
Photo: Leiju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , near , , is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe. It connects a lower station built inside Bürgenstock, a mountain beside Lake Lucerne, with an upper station at Hammetschwand, the peak of the mountain, traveling a distance of 153 m.

Hotel building
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hotel building.

Hotel
Photo: Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Lucerne is a luxury resort and tourism complex situated above in Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland. The resort is located on the Bürgenberg and comprises a total of 30 buildings, including three hotels, residences, two spas, a conference centre and a number of leisure facilities.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ennetbürgen and Hertenstein.

Village
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the canton of in .

Hamlet
Photo: Pausanias2, Public domain.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: MauroRoncoroni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the canton of in .

Bürgenstock

Latitude
47.00031° or 47° 0′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.39833° or 8° 23′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,128 metres (3,701 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH BSK
Open location code
8FVC292X+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26863095
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2661320
Wiki­data ID
Q43246
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bürgenstock” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بورغينستوك”
  • Catalan: “Bürgenstock”
  • Cebuano: “Bürgenstock”
  • Chinese: “比尔根山”
  • Czech: “Bürgenstock”
  • Dutch: “Burgenstock”
  • Dutch: “Bürgenstock”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل بورجينستوك”
  • Esperanto: “Bürgenstock”
  • French: “Bürgenstock”
  • German: “Bürgenstock”
  • Greek: “Μπούγκενστοκ”
  • Hebrew: “בורגנשטוק”
  • Japanese: “ビュルゲンシュトック”
  • Korean: “뷔르겐슈토크”
  • Ladin: “Bürgenstock”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bürgenstock”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bürgenstock”
  • Persian: “بورگن‌اشتوک”
  • Persian: “بورگنستوک”
  • Spanish: “Bürgenstock”
  • Swedish: “Bürgenstock”
  • Swiss German: “Bürgenstock”
  • Swiss German: “Bürgestock”
  • Thai: “เบือร์เกินชต็อค”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюрґеншток”

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