St. Niklausen

St. Niklausen is a hamlet in Horw, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. St. Niklausen is situated nearby to the locality Mättiwil, as well as near Kreuzmatt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thermoplan Arena and Meggenhorn Castle.

Thermoplan Arena

Stadium

Thermoplan Arena

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thermoplan Arena, formerly known as Swissporarena, is a multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Luzern of the Swiss Super League. Thermoplan Arena is situated 3 km northwest of St. Niklausen.

Meggenhorn Castle

Castle

Meggenhorn Castle

Photo: Pilatus09, Public domain.

Meggenhorn Castle is a castle in Meggen near the Swiss city of Lucerne. It was built in 1868/70 by Edouad Hofer-Grosjean from Mulhouse and in 1926 equipped with a Welte Philharmonic Organ.

Swiss Museum of Transport

Museum

Swiss Museum of Transport

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology. Swiss Museum of Transport is situated 4 km north of St. Niklausen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kastanienbaum and Horw.

Kastanienbaum

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kastanienbaum is a village.

Horw

Town

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horw is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Meggen

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meggen is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Meggen is situated 4 km northeast of St. Niklausen.

St. Niklausen

Type: Hamlet
Postal code: 6005
Category: locality
Location: Horw, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.0187° or 47° 1′ 7″ north

Longitude

8.33999° or 8° 20′ 24″ east

Elevation

444 metres (1,457 feet)

Open location code

8FVC289Q+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1406978936

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

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In Other Languages

“St. Niklausen” goes by many names.

German: “St. Niklausen LU”

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Localities in the Area

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