Festung Fürigen
Festung Fürigen is a museum in Stansstad, Nidwalden which is located on Kehrsitenstrasse. Festung Fürigen is situated nearby to the recreation area Harissen Park, as well as near the swimming area General-Guisan-Quai.Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Email: museum@nw.ch
- Type: Museum
- Description: fortress in Switzerland
- Address: Kehrsitenstrasse, Stansstad, 6362
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stansstad railway station and Schnitzturm.
Stansstad railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stansstad railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line, owned by the Zentralbahn railway company, and is adjacent to the bridge that carries the line across the Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne and into the Lopper II tunnel. Stansstad railway station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Festung Fürigen.
Schnitzturm
Tower
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schnitzturm is a stone tower in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It is part of the Teller / Palisaden medieval fortifications which are a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Schnitzturm is situated 1 km west of Festung Fürigen.
Sust building
Building
Photo: Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sust building is situated 1 km southwest of Festung Fürigen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stansstad and Acheregg.
Stansstad
Village
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Stansstad is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
Hergiswil
Village
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hergiswil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Hergiswil is situated 3 km west of Festung Fürigen.
Festung Fürigen
- Categories: fortress, building, tourism, bunker, military installation, and tourist attraction
- Location: Stansstad, Nidwalden, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.98318° or 46° 58′ 59″ northLongitude
8.34813° or 8° 20′ 53″ eastOperator
Nidwaldner MuseumOpen location code
8FRCX8MX+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 6399328361OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q712998
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In Other Languages
“Festung Fürigen” goes by many names.
- German: “A 2255”
- German: “Artilleriewerk Fürigen”
- German: “Festung Fürigen”
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Highlights include Harissen Park and General-Guisan-Quai.
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