Luegisland Tower

Luegisland Tower is a tower in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne which is located on Auf Musegg. Luegisland Tower is situated nearby to the tower Wachtturm, as well as near the building Museggmagazin.

Opening hours: closed
Type: Tower
Description: part of Museggmauer (city wall) in Lucerne (CH)
Also known as: “Luegislandturm”
Address: Auf Musegg 4a, Luzern, 6004

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kapellbrücke and Männliturm.

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 470 metres southeast of Luegisland Tower.

Männliturm

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: WES1947, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Männliturm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 110 metres west of Luegisland Tower.

Spreuer Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wolf-Dieter, CC BY 2.5.

The Spreuer Bridge is one of two extant covered wooden footbridges in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. Besides the other preserved bridge, the Kapellbrücke, a third bridge of this type – the Hofbrücke – existed in Lucerne, but was demolished in the 19th century. Spreuer Bridge is situated 230 metres south of Luegisland Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kriens and Emmen.

Kriens

Town

Photo: Tilman-AB, Public domain.

Kriens is a town 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. Kriens is situated 2½ km southwest of Luegisland Tower.

Emmen

Town

Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.

Emmen is a town 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 2½ km northwest of Luegisland Tower.