Birchen
Birchen is a locality in Ennetbürgen, Nidwalden. Birchen is situated nearby to the locality Vorder Lussmani, as well as near Hinter Lussmani.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bürgenstock and Buochs Airport.
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.
Buochs Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Buochs Airport is a regional airport in the town of Buochs in the Canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It has a concrete runway with a length of 2000 meters and a width of 40 meters, several taxiways and hangars. Buochs Airport is situated 3½ km southwest of Birchen.
Chapel of St. Sebastian, Nothelferkapelle
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapel of St. Sebastian, Nothelferkapelle is a church.
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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