Arth
Arth is a locality in Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz. Arth is situated nearby to the locality Blattflue, as well as near Ochsenchneu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rigi and Arth-Goldau railway station.
Rigi
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The Rigi is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz.
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 Goldau and Arth.
Goldau
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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
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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.
Steinerberg
Village
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Steinerberg is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Steinerberg is situated 4½ km east of Arth.
Arth
- Type: Locality with 12,200 residents
- Also known as: “CH1362”
- Location: Schwyz District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.054° or 47° 3′ 14″ northLongitude
8.5302° or 8° 31′ 49″ eastPopulation
12,200Elevation
441 metres (1,447 feet)Open location code
8FVC3G3J+H3GeoNames ID
7285103
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