Gersau

Gersau is a municipality and district in the in Switzerland, on the shores of . Gersau was for many centuries an independent micro-state in permanent alliance with the Swiss Confederation.
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  • Type: Village with 2,400 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH1311”, “Distrikto Gersau”, “Gersau (munisipyo)”, “Gersau SZ”, and “Gerzau”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hof house and Rigi Hochflue.

Museum
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is a museum.

Peak
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The is a mountain summit west of the…

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brunnen and Vitznau.

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is a small town in .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in . is situated 3½ km northwest of Gersau.

Village
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is a municipality in the canton of in . is situated 4 km south of Gersau.

Gersau

Latitude
46.9923° or 46° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
8.5265° or 8° 31′ 35″ east
Population
2,400
Elevation
854 metres (2,802 feet)
Open location code
8FRCXGRG+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240086800
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285908
Wiki­data ID
Q64380
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Gersau” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gersau”
  • Basque: “Gersau”
  • Breton: “Gersau”
  • Catalan: “Gersau”
  • Cebuano: “Gersau (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Gersau”
  • Chinese: “盖尔绍”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾紹”
  • Chuvash: “Герзау”
  • Czech: “Gersau”
  • Dutch: “Gersau”
  • Esperanto: “Gersau”
  • French: “Gersau”
  • German: “Gersau”
  • Hungarian: “Gersau”
  • Irish: “Gersau”
  • Italian: “Gersau”
  • Japanese: “ゲルサウ”
  • Kazakh: “Герзау”
  • Korean: “게르자우”
  • Lombard: “Gersau”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gersau”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gersau”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gersau”
  • Piemontese: “Gersau”
  • Polish: “Gersau”
  • Portuguese: “Gersau”
  • Romansh: “Gersau”
  • Russian: “Герзау”
  • Spanish: “Gersau”
  • Swedish: “Gersau”
  • Swiss German: “Gersau”
  • Turkish: “Gersau”
  • Ukrainian: “Герзау”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gersau”
  • Urdu: “گیرساؤ”
  • Uzbek: “Gersau”
  • Venetian: “Gersau”
  • Vietnamese: “Gersau”
  • Volapük: “Gersau”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gersau”
  • Welsh: “Gersau”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Neuheim and Fidmen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tanzplatz and Old Town Hall.

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