Waldweiher

Waldweiher is in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne. Waldweiher is situated nearby to the forest Gigeliwald, as well as near the playground Gabeldingen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapellbrücke and Sonnenberg Tunnel.

Kapellbrücke

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Kapellbrücke is situated 2 km east of Waldweiher.

Sonnenberg Tunnel

Museum

Photo: Cooper, Public domain.

The Sonnenberg Tunnel is a 1,550 m long motorway tunnel, constructed between 1971 and 1976 and located in Lucerne, Switzerland. At its completion it was also the world's largest civilian nuclear fallout shelter, designed to protect 20,000 civilians in the eventuality of war or disaster. Sonnenberg Tunnel is situated 1 km east of Waldweiher.

Natur-Museum Luzern

Museum

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Natur-Museum Luzern or Lucerne Nature Museum is a museum in the Swiss city of Lucerne. It is situated on Kasernenplatz, beside the river Reuss and the Spreuerbrücke. Natur-Museum Luzern is situated 1¼ km east of Waldweiher.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriens and Littau.

Kriens

Town

Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.

Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

Littau

Suburb

Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Littau is a former municipality, and now part of the city of Lucerne, in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Littau merged into the municipality of Lucerne.

Emmen

Town

Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.

Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. Emmen is situated 3 km north of Waldweiher.

Waldweiher

Type: Body of water
Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.04809° or 47° 2′ 53″ north

Longitude

8.28442° or 8° 17′ 4″ east

Open location code

8FVC27XM+6Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 45031341

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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