Lachen
Lachen is a locality in March District, Canton of Schwyz. Lachen is situated nearby to the village Galgenen, as well as near the hamlet Seestatt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lachen railway station and Lachner Aahorn Turm.
Lachen railway station
Railway station
Lachen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lachen in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near Obersee. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line, on the border of fare zones 997 and 998 of the Ostwind Fare Network.
Lachner Aahorn Turm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Allesmüller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lachner Aahorn Turm is a scenic viewpoint.
Alt Rapperswil Castle
Castle
Altendorf Castle was a medieval hill castle in the municipality of Altendorf in the canton of Schwyz. On the foundation of the round castle chapel stands the choir of the chapel of St. Johann.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rapperswil and Pfäffikon.
Rapperswil
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rapperswil is a city that borders Northeastern Switzerland & Central Switzerland and lays direct at the end of Lake Zurich and Obersee. Rapperswil merged lately with the city of Jona and is a picturesque town and popular destination for hikers, bikers and families at the weekend in the vicinity of Zurich.
Pfäffikon
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfäffikon SZ is a small city in Central Switzerland in the greater Zürich metropolitan area, between the Lake of Zurich and the Obersee. Pfäffikon is home to about 7,000 people and is the third biggest city in the canton Schwyz.
Rapperswil
Town
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rapperswil is a former municipality and since January 2007 part of the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland, located between Obersee and the main part of Lake Zurich. Rapperswil is situated 5 km northwest of Lachen.
Lachen
- Type: Locality with 8,880 residents
- Also known as: “CH1344”
- Location: March District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.1933° or 47° 11′ 36″ northLongitude
8.8579° or 8° 51′ 28″ eastPopulation
8,880Elevation
412 metres (1,352 feet)Open location code
8FVC5VV5+84GeoNames ID
7286243
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