Schwand

Schwand is a building in Escholzmatt-Marbach, Entlebuch District, Canton of Lucerne. Schwand is situated nearby to the peak Grosshusegg, as well as near Balmegg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pfyffer and Wachthubel.

Pfyffer

Peak

Photo: Chrisaliv, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pfyffer is a peak.

The Wachthubel is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Bern and Lucerne. The mountain is located between Schangnau and Marbach. Wachthubel is situated 4 km south of Schwand.

St. Nikolaus Marbach Parish Church

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

St. Nikolaus Marbach Parish Church is situated 3 km south of Schwand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marbach and Escholzmatt.

Marbach

Village

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Marbach is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Escholzmatt and Marbach merged to form the new municipality of Escholzmatt-Marbach. Marbach is situated 3 km south of Schwand.

Escholzmatt

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Escholzmatt is a former municipality in the district of Entlebuch in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Escholzmatt was the Canton's second largest municipality in terms of area. Escholzmatt is situated 5 km northeast of Schwand.

Trubschachen

Village

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Trubschachen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Trubschachen is situated 6 km northwest of Schwand.

Schwand

Type: Building
Location: Escholzmatt-Marbach, Entlebuch District, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.88011° or 46° 52′ 48″ north

Longitude

7.88614° or 7° 53′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FR9VVJP+2F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 211099687

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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