Hammetschwand Lift
Hammetschwand Lift is in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne. Hammetschwand Lift is situated nearby to the tower Hammetschwand Elevator, as well as near the peak Bürgenstock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bürgenstock and Hammetschwand Elevator.
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.
Hammetschwand Elevator
Tower
Photo: Leiju, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hammetschwand Elevator, near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, is the highest and fastest outdoor elevator in Europe. It connects a lower station built inside Bürgenstock, a mountain beside Lake Lucerne, with an upper station at Hammetschwand, the peak of the mountain, traveling a distance of 153 m.
Hotel Villa Honegg
Hotel building
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel Villa Honegg is a hotel building, which is situated 1 km southeast of Hammetschwand Lift.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ennetbürgen and Hertenstein.
Ennetbürgen
Village
Photo: Tschubby, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ennetbürgen is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Hertenstein
Hamlet
Photo: Pausanias2, Public domain.
Hertenstein is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Hammetschwand Lift.
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 southeast of Hammetschwand Lift.
Hammetschwand Lift
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.00095° or 47° 0′ 3″ northLongitude
8.39635° or 8° 23′ 47″ eastOperator
Bürgenstock Bahn AG - BBOpen location code
8FVC292W+9GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2314702789OpenStreetMap feature
highway=elevatorOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Hammetschwand Lift” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “咸密舒威观光电梯”
- French: “Ascenseur du Hammetschwand”
- German: “Hammetschwand-Lift”
- Russian: “Хамметшванд”
- Ukrainian: “Хамметшванд”
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