Alpelen

Alpelen is a dwelling in Beckenried, Nidwalden and has an elevation of 1,265 metres. Alpelen is situated nearby to the peak Buochserhorn, as well as near the village Beckenried.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buochserhorn and Maria Rickenbach Monastery.

Buochserhorn

Peak

Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Buochserhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, overlooking Lake Lucerne near Buochs in the canton of Nidwalden. It lies on the range west of the Schwalmis.

Maria Rickenbach Monastery

Monastery

Maria Rickenbach Monastery is a Benedictine monastery of Religious Sisters. It is situated in the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. Maria Rickenbach Monastery is situated 2 km southwest of Alpelen.

Dallenwil railway station

Railway station

Dallenwil railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Dallenwil railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Dallenwil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company. Dallenwil railway station is situated 4 km west of Alpelen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beckenried and Buochs.

Beckenried

Village

Photo: NormanB, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Beckenried is situated 3½ km northeast of Alpelen.

Buochs

Village

Photo: MauroRoncoroni, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Buochs is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Buochs is situated 3½ km northwest of Alpelen.

Dallenwil

Village

Photo: Mussklprozz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Dallenwil is situated 4 km west of Alpelen.

Alpelen

Type: Dwelling
Categories: locality, residential building, and building
Location: Beckenried, Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.94369° or 46° 56′ 37″ north

Longitude

8.44065° or 8° 26′ 26″ east

Elevation

1,265 metres (4,150 feet)

Open location code

8FRCWCVR+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3442329911

OpenStreetMap feature

place=isolated_dwelling

GeoNames ID

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