Retschwil
Retschwil was a municipality in the district of Hochdorf, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Retschwil together with Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, and Sulz joined Hitzkirch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oberreinach castle ruin and Heidegg Castle.
Heidegg Castle
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Heidegg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Hitzkirch of the Canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Heidegg Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Retschwil.
Luzern-Beromünster airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Luzern-Beromünster airfield is an aerodrome, which is situated 3 km west of Retschwil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gelfingen and Richensee.
Gelfingen
Village
Photo: Nienetwiler, CC BY 2.5 ch.
Gelfingen is a former municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 it became part of the municipality of Hitzkirch. Gelfingen is situated 2½ km northeast of Retschwil.
Richensee
Village
Photo: Nienetwiler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Richensee is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Retschwil.
Römerswil
Village
Photo: Nienetwiler, CC BY 2.5 ch.
Römerswil is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Römerswil is situated 3 km south of Retschwil.
Retschwil
- Type: Village with 191 residents
- Description: former municipality of Switzerland in Lucerne
- Categories: former municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Hitzkirch, Hochdorf District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.19608° or 47° 11′ 46″ northLongitude
8.24416° or 8° 14′ 39″ eastPopulation
191Elevation
476 metres (1,562 feet)Open location code
8FVC56WV+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 240046223OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7302249Wikidata ID
Q669280
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Retschwil” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Retschwil”
- Chuvash: “Речвиль”
- Dutch: “Retschwil”
- French: “Retschwil”
- German: “Retschwil”
- Irish: “Retschwil”
- Italian: “Retschwil”
- Kazakh: “Reçvïlʹ”
- Kazakh: “Речвиль”
- Kazakh: “رەتشۆىيل”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Retschwil”
- Piemontese: “Retschwil”
- Portuguese: “Retschwil”
- Russian: “Речвиль”
- Swedish: “Retschwil”
- Turkish: “Retschwil”
- Upper Sorbian: “Retschwil”
- Uzbek: “Rechvil”
- Uzbek: “Retschwil”
- Uzbek: “Рецчwил”
- Uzbek: “Речвил”
- Volapük: “Retschwil”
- “Retschwil”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wolfetschwil and Rangenegg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeindeverwaltung Retschwil and Gleitschirm Startplatz Herlisberg.
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