Hof house

Hof house is a museum in Gersau, Canton of Schwyz which is located on Dorfstrasse. Hof house is situated nearby to the square Rathausplatz, as well as near Historisches Museum der altfreyen Republik Gersau.

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Type: Museum
Description: residential building in Gersau in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
Also known as: “Haus Hof” and “Hof Gersau”
Address: Dorfstrasse 18, Gersau, 6442

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Town Hall and St. Marcellus parish church.

Old Town Hall

Building

Photo: Nix-dorf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Old Town Hall is a building.

St. Marcellus parish church

Church

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Marcellus parish church is situated 170 metres east of Hof house.

The Rigi Hochflue is a mountain summit west of the mountain range Urmiberg, in itself part of the Rigi massif, overlooking the Gersauerbecken of Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland on its mountainside to the south, and Lake Lauerz on its north side. Rigi Hochflue is situated 3 km northeast of Hof house.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vitznau and Emmetten.

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. Vitznau is situated 4 km northwest of Hof house.

Emmetten

Village

Photo: MRB, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Emmetten is situated 4 km south of Hof house.

Treib

Hamlet

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Treib is a small lakeside community and landing stage on the shore of Lake Lucerne and in the Swiss canton of Uri. It forms part of the municipality of Seelisberg, to the centre of which it is linked by the Treib–Seelisberg funicular. Treib is situated 4½ km east of Hof house.

Hof house

Categories: built structure, residential building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Gersau, Gersau District, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.99165° or 46° 59′ 30″ north

Longitude

8.52701° or 8° 31′ 37″ east

Open location code

8FRCXGRG+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 329270674

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q29881577

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In Other Languages

“Hof house” goes by many names.

German: “Haus Hof”

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Highlights include Rathausplatz and Historisches Museum der altfreyen Republik Gersau.

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