Fürstein
The Fürstein is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Lucerne and Obwalden. The closest locality is Flühli, on the western side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,771 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Fuerstein” and “Furstein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schafmatt and Glaubenberg Pass.
Schafmatt
Peak
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The Schafmatt is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located north of Flühli in the canton of Lucerne. It lies north of the Fürstein, where the border with the canton of Obwalden runs.
Glaubenberg Pass
Mountain saddle
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Glaubenberg Pass is a high mountain pass in the Emmental Alps between the cantons of Lucerne and Obwalden in Switzerland. It connects Entlebuch and Sarnen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flühli and Schüpfheim.
Flühli
Village
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Flühli is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality consists of the villages of Flühli and Sörenberg, which form independent parishes.
Schüpfheim
Village
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Schüpfheim is a municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is part of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve since 2001. Schüpfheim is situated 7 km northwest of Fürstein.
Sörenberg
Village
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Sörenberg is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the southern part of the canton of Lucerne. The village lies in the municipality of Flühli in the Entlebuch region, near the upper end of the Waldemme valley. Sörenberg is situated 9 km south of Fürstein.
Fürstein
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Därstetten, Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.89573° or 46° 53′ 45″ northLongitude
8.06982° or 8° 4′ 11″ eastElevation
1,771 metres (5,810 feet)Open location code
8FRCV3W9+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4707413703OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Fürstein” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فورستين”
- Arabic: “فورشتاين”
- Catalan: “Fürstein”
- Cebuano: “Fürstein (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Canton de Berne)”
- Cebuano: “Fürstein”
- Chinese: “菲爾斯泰因山”
- Dutch: “Fürstein”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فورشتاين”
- French: “Fürstein”
- Georgian: “ფიურშტაინი”
- German: “Fürstein”
- Italian: “Fürstein”
- Ladin: “Fürstein”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Fürstein”
- Persian: “فرستاین”
- Spanish: “Fürstein”
- Swedish: “Fürstein”
- Venetian: “Fürstein”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chli Fürstein and Obersewen.
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