Militärischer Ursprung

Militärischer Ursprung is a cave in Tuggen, March District, Canton of Schwyz. Militärischer Ursprung is situated near St. Erhard and Viktor Parish Church, as well as near Werftmuseum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: St. Erhard and Viktor Parish Church and Schmerikon railway station.

St. Erhard and Viktor Parish Church

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

St. Erhard and Viktor Parish Church is situated 1 km southeast of Militärischer Ursprung.

Schmerikon railway station

Railway station

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schmerikon railway station is a railway station situated in the municipality of Schmerikon in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located next to the shore of Obersee on the Rapperswil to Ziegelbrücke line. Schmerikon railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Militärischer Ursprung.

Buechberg is an elongated molasse hill in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, located southeast of the Obersee. At 631 metres, its summit is significantly lower than the surrounding mountains of the Appenzell Alps and Schwyzer Alps, which are over 1,300 metres high.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schmerikon and Bollingen.

Schmerikon

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Schmerikon is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. In the local Swiss German dialect it is called Schmerike.

Bollingen

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bollingen is a village within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. Bollingen is situated 3 km west of Militärischer Ursprung.

Wangen

Village

Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wangen is a municipality in March District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality includes Wangen itself, together with the hamlet of Nuolen. Wangen is situated 3½ km southwest of Militärischer Ursprung.

Militärischer Ursprung

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Tuggen, March District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.20953° or 47° 12′ 34″ north

Longitude

8.93232° or 8° 55′ 56″ east

Open location code

8FVC6W5J+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7368675820

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: House Huber and Werftmuseum.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Bittchälen (Höchegg) and Infanteriebunker Buchberg 11, A 6940.

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