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” and “Gersau SZ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hof house and Rigi Hochflue.

Museum
Photo: Lokolia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The is a mountain summit west of the mountain range Urmiberg, in itself part of the massif, overlooking the Gersauerbecken of in on its mountainside to the south, and on its north side.

Church
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brunnen and Vitznau.

Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.
is a small town in . Due to its unique location, enjoys a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains.

Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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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Satellite Map

Discover Gersau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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 (munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Gersau”
  • Chinese: “盖尔绍”
  • Chinese: “蓋爾紹”
  • Chuvash: “Герзау”
  • Czech: “Gersau”
  • Dutch: “Gersau”
  • Esperanto: “Distrikto Gersau”
  • Esperanto: “Gersau”
  • French: “Gersau SZ”
  • French: “Gersau”
  • German: “Gersau SZ”
  • German: “Gersau”
  • Hungarian: “Gersau”
  • Irish: “Gersau”
  • Italian: “Gersau SZ”
  • 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”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Gersau”
  • Turkish: “Gersau”
  • Ukrainian: “Герзау”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gersau”
  • Urdu: “گیرساؤ”
  • Uzbek: “Gersau”
  • Uzbek: “Gerzau”
  • Uzbek: “Герзау”
  • Venetian: “Gersau”
  • Vietnamese: “Gersau”
  • Volapük: “Gersau”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Gersau”
  • Welsh: “Gersau”

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