Gigeliwald
Gigeliwald is in Kriens, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne. Gigeliwald is situated nearby to the hostel Young Backpackers Homestay, as well as near Bruchmatt Tobel Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sonnenberg Tunnel and Kapellbrücke.
Sonnenberg Tunnel
Museum
Photo: Cooper, Public domain.
The Sonnenberg Tunnel is a 1,550 m long motorway tunnel, constructed between 1971 and 1976 and located in Lucerne, Switzerland. At its completion it was also the world's largest civilian nuclear fallout shelter, designed to protect 20,000 civilians in the eventuality of war or disaster. Sonnenberg Tunnel is situated 480 metres northeast of Gigeliwald.
Kapellbrücke
The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Kapellbrücke is situated 1½ km northeast of Gigeliwald.
Swissporarena
Stadium
Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Swissporarena is a multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Luzern of the Swiss Super League. Swissporarena is situated 1½ km southeast of Gigeliwald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lucerne and Kriens.
Lucerne
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lucerne is a beautiful small city which sits on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the heartland of Switzerland. Lucerne is a popular destination for the city itself and the accessible outings around the lake and local Alps that it offers.
Kriens
Town
Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.
Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.
Littau
Suburb
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne. Littau is situated 2½ km west of Gigeliwald.
Gigeliwald
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Kriens, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.04273° or 47° 2′ 34″ northLongitude
8.2936° or 8° 17′ 37″ eastElevation
550 metres (1,804 feet)Open location code
8FVC27VV+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 309146711OpenStreetMap feature
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