Birchen
Birchen is a locality in Ennetbürgen, Nidwalden. Birchen is situated nearby to the locality Vorder Lussmani, as well as near Hinter Lussmani.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pilgrimage Chapel of St. Jost on Bürgenberg with Sigristenhaus and Hermitage and Bürgenstock.
Pilgrimage Chapel of St. Jost on Bürgenberg with Sigristenhaus and Hermitage
Church
Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pilgrimage Chapel of St. Jost on Bürgenberg with Sigristenhaus and Hermitage is a church.
Bürgenstock
Peak
Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bürgenstock is a mountain in Switzerland with an elevation of 1,128 m above sea level, situated beside Lake Lucerne. Since the late 19th century, the Bürgenstock is the site of a large hotel and conference centre, today known as Bürgenstock Resort, situated some 600 m above Lake Lucerne. Bürgenstock is situated 2½ km west of Birchen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ennetbürgen and Buochs.
Ennetbürgen
Village
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ennetbürgen is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Buochs
Village
Photo: MauroRoncoroni, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Weggis
Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German.
Birchen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ennetbürgen, Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.99424° or 46° 59′ 39″ northLongitude
8.42999° or 8° 25′ 48″ eastElevation
603 metres (1,978 feet)Open location code
8FRCXCVH+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 12398078586OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
10130940
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In Other Languages
“Birchen” goes by many names.
- German: “Birchen”
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Localities in the Area
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