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Beckenried Destination Guide

Explore Beckenried in Switzerland

Beckenried in the region of Nidwalden with its 3,050 inhabitants is a town in Switzerland - some 48 mi or ( 78 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Beckenried

Current time in Beckenried is now 05:52 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Urnerstafel, Sulzthal, Stans, and Sankt Jakob. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurich . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Beckenried ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ylenia - In her memory

4:06 min by boldspoon
Views: 78442 Rating: 4.97

Dedicated to Ylenia Lenhard, now in God's protection, and all children who are in harms way. Let us never forget. ..

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 ..


Skiing in Switzerland

9:46 min by owenrandell
Views: 4926 Rating: 4.27

A Swiss skiing adventure for all those who love Her Majesty's Secret Service ..

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 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.98 8.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Nidwalden, Geography of Obwalden, Reuss drainage basin, Rivers of Switzerland, Tributaries of Lake Lucerne

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 4 km away
Tags: NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union, Regions of 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 5 km away
Tags: Mountain railways, Rack railways, Rack railways of Switzerland, Railway companies of Switzerland, Railway lines in Switzerland

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 5 km away
Tags: Education in Switzerland, Hospitality schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Schools in Switzerland, Universities in Switzerland

Maria-Rickenbach

Maria-Rickenbach is a Benedictine monastery for women. It is situated above the village of Niederrickenbach in the municipality of Oberdorf in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden. The monastery is accessible only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line. The monastery was established after a 1528 painting of the Madonna was placed in a hollow maple tree on that site.

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Located at 46.93 8.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1528 establishments, Benedictine monasteries of nuns in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in Nidwalden, Religious organizations established in the 1520s, Visitor attractions in Nidwalden

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Beckenried