Birkenmatte

Birkenmatte is a locality in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Birkenmatte is situated nearby to the village Gelfingen, as well as near Richensee.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heidegg Castle and Hitzkirch railway station.

Heidegg Castle

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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.

Hitzkirch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hitzkirch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Hitzkirch, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Seetal line of Swiss Federal Railways.

Gelfingen railway station

Railway stop

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Gelfingen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Hitzkirch, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Seetal line of Swiss Federal Railways.

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.

Richensee

Village

Photo: Nienetwiler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Richensee is a village.

Hitzkirch

Village

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Hitzkirch is a municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009, Gelfingen, Hämikon, Mosen, Müswangen, Retschwil and Sulz joined Hitzkirch. On 1 January 2021, Altwis merged into Hitzkirch.

Birkenmatte

Type: Locality
Location: Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.2169° or 47° 13′ 1″ north

Longitude

8.25929° or 8° 15′ 33″ east

Open location code

8FVC6785+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12908885894

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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