Vitznau–Rigi railway line
The Vitznau–Rigi railway line is a Swiss standard gauge rack railway that runs from Vitznau on the shore of Lake Lucerne to Rigi. It was built in 1871 by the Rigibahn, and is now owned by Rigi Railways, along with the Arth–Rigi railway line, which runs on the other side of the mountain, and the Weggis–Rigi Kaltbad cable car.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: railway line in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Vitznau Rigi Bahn” and “Vitznau–Rigi railway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Hieronymus catholic church and Festungsmuseum Vitznau.
Festungsmuseum Vitznau
Hostel
Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Festungsmuseum Vitznau is a hostel, which is situated 500 metres east of Vitznau–Rigi railway line.
Steigelfadbalm
Cave
Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steigelfadbalm is a cave, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Vitznau–Rigi railway line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vitznau and Gersau.
Vitznau
Village
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
Gersau
Village
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Gersau is a municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Gersau was for many centuries an independent micro-state in permanent alliance with the Swiss Confederation. Gersau is situated 4 km southeast of Vitznau–Rigi railway line.
Rigi Kaltbad
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at an elevation of 1,433 metres, overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland. Rigi Kaltbad is situated 4 km north of Vitznau–Rigi railway line.
Vitznau–Rigi railway line
- Categories: rack railway, railway line, and historic site
- Location: Vitznau, Lucerne-Land District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.00977° or 47° 0′ 35″ northLongitude
8.48324° or 8° 28′ 60″ eastInception
May 21st, 1871Open location code
8FVC2F5M+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3799589984OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q675526
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Vitznau–Rigi railway line” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn”
- Dutch: “Vitznau-Rigi Kulm”
- Dutch: “Vitznau–Rigi Kulm”
- Esperanto: “Vitznau-Rigi-Fervojo”
- German: “Bahnstrecke Vitznau–Rigi Kulm”
- German: “Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn”
- Italian: “ferrovia Vitznau-Rigi”
- Italian: “Ferrovia Vitznau-Rigi”
- Japanese: “フィッツナウ・リギ鉄道”
- Korean: “피츠나우-리기 철도”
- Luxembourgish: “Vitznau-Rigi Zännradbunn”
- Luxembourgish: “Vitznau-Rigi-Zännradbunn”
- Polish: “Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn”
- Spanish: “línea Vitznau–Rigi Kulm”
- Spanish: “Línea Vitznau–Rigi Kulm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tourist-Information VItznau and Vitznau.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vitznau–Rigi railway line”. Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.