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Vitznau Destination Guide

Explore Vitznau in Switzerland

Vitznau in the region of Lucerne with its 1,496 inhabitants is a place in Switzerland - some 49 mi or ( 79 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vitznau

Time in Vitznau is now 10:59 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Wolfenschiessen, Stansstad, Stans, and Schoneck. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zurich . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Vitznau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Führerstandsmitfahrt auf der Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn von Vitznau nach Rigi Kulm

27:38 min by StadtFernsehen
Views: 9919 Rating: 5.00

Rückfahrt Rigi Kulm nach Vitznau: www.youtube.com In dieser Aufzeichnung fahren Sie mit der ersten Zahnradbahn Europas, der Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn, von Vitznau am Vierwaldstätterseen nach Rigi Kulm (1798 M ..

Raddampfer Gallia Schiller Schiff Stadt Luzern Uri Vierwaldstättersee Steam Swiss Lucerne Lake Rigi

5:54 min by ASOLTEC
Views: 4066 Rating: 5.00

Vierwaldstättersee Schweiz Top Boat, sehen Sie sehen die Folgenden 4 Raddampfer Schiffe Boote Video gedreht zwischen Brunnen und Vitznau (Talstation Vitznau -Rigibahn) Uri gebaut 1901 (einzige Dampf M ..


Kuh am Rigi frisst Gras

0:27 min by peterseths
Views: 2796 Rating: 4.69

Eine Kuh frisst Gras - aufgenommen am Rigi (Nähe Luzern, Schweiz) ..

Sunset flight in Central Switzerland with Go Pro Hero 2

4:27 min by amfortas1980
Views: 660 Rating: 5.00

A short flight in central Switzerland to test the Go Pro Hero 2 Landing was around sunset. The video quality suffered to some extend because of the low lighting condtions. Routing: LSPG (Kägiswil) - B ..


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Interesting facts about this location

DCT University Center – Switzerland

DCT University Center – Switzerland is a private university in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The campus is located in a modern hotel building in the village of Vitznau, situated within the international tourism region of Luzern and directly on the shores of Lake Lucerne.

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Located at 47.01 8.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Education in Switzerland, Hospitality schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Schools in Switzerland, Universities in Switzerland

Rigi Railways

Rigi Railways is a group of railways on Mount Rigi, located between two of the arms of Lake Lucerne, in Switzerland. They include two standard gauge rack railways, the Vitznau-Rigi Bahn (VRB) and the Arth-Rigi Bahn (ARB), along with the Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad (LWRK) cable car. The Vitznau-Rigi Bahn is notable as the first mountain rack railway in Europe, and only the second in the world, after the Mount Washington Cog Railway in the United States.

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Located at 47.01 8.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Mountain railways, Rack railways, Rack railways of Switzerland, Railway companies of Switzerland, Railway lines in Switzerland

Central Switzerland

Central Switzerland is the region of the Alpine foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug. Central Switzerland is one of the NUTS 2 Statistical Regions. As such it includes the cantons of Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Zug.

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Located at 47.00 8.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union, Regions of Switzerland

Rigi Kaltbad

Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at a height of 1,433 metres, overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland. The locality is part of the municipality of Weggis. Rigi Kaltbad is located on the flanks of the Rigi and is connected to Vitznau by the Rigi Railways. It is also connected to Weggis by a cable car

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Located at 47.04 8.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Car-free villages in Switzerland, Geography of the canton of Lucerne, Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Villages in Switzerland

Engelberger Aa

Engelberger Aa (or Engelbergeraa) is a river in Switzerland. It rises west of Surenenpass in the Canton of Uri, flows through the valley of Engelberg and Nidwalden. At Buochs, it empties into Lake Lucerne and is thus a tributary of the river Reuss, which drains that lake.

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Located at 46.98 8.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Nidwalden, Geography of Obwalden, Reuss drainage basin, Rivers of Switzerland, Tributaries of Lake Lucerne

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Vitznau