Gersau
Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Gersau was for many centuries an independent micro-state in permanent alliance with the Swiss Confederation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Rigi Hochflue
Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The Rigi Hochflue is a mountain summit west of the mountain range Urmiberg, in itself part of the Rigi massif, overlooking the Gersauerbecken of Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland on its mountainside to the south, and Lake Lauerz on its north side.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brunnen and Vitznau.
Brunnen
Brunnen is a small town in Central Switzerland. Due to its unique location, Brunnen enjoys a breathtaking view of the lake and mountains.
Vitznau
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Vitznau is situated 3½ km northwest of Gersau.
Emmetten
Village
Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is situated 4 km south of Gersau.
Gersau
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Bezirk Gersau, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.9923° or 46° 59′ 32″ northLongitude
8.5265° or 8° 31′ 35″ eastPopulation
2,400Elevation
854 metres (2,802 feet)Open location code
8FRCXGRG+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 240086800OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7285908Wikidata ID
Q64380
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Satellite Map
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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”
- 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”
- Uzbek: “Gersau”
- Uzbek: “Gerzau”
- Uzbek: “Герзау”
- Venetian: “Gersau”
- Vietnamese: “Gersau”
- Volapük: “Gersau”
- Waray (Philippines): “Gersau”
- Welsh: “Gersau”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tanzplatz and Old Town Hall.
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