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Hergiswil Destination Guide

Explore Hergiswil in Switzerland

Hergiswil in the region of Nidwalden with its 5,437 inhabitants is a place in Switzerland - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hergiswil

Time in Hergiswil is now 06:49 PM (Thursday) . 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, Winkel, Weggis, and Sarnen. 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 Hergiswil ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Great Swiss Cities: Mountain Fortress

2:55 min by RickSteves
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Near Lake Lucerne, visitors interested in Switzerland's secret defenses can tour Fortress Fürigen, one of nine forts buried within the mountains. Wandering through this hidden fortress, you are remind ..

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2:09 min by paintballfarmch
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Some testing with our new blob. more to come. check www.paintballfarm.ch ..


Switzerland's longest summer toboggan run (Längste Sommer-Rodelbahn der Schweiz)

1:23 min by Deepak Gupta
Views: 3794 Rating: 5.00

I & Utkarsh riding on an exciting sledge experience. www.pilatus.ch ..

Come to Switzerland, for free! - Video Casting.

2:35 min by MrSwisstraveller
Views: 3389 Rating: 5.00

We are looking for people like you and me: singles, couples, families, with or without dog. Are you ready and available to come to Switzerland for 8 to 10 days, in September, and to go on a journey by ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lopper Tunnel

The Lopper Tunnel is a tunnel in Switzerland, and forms part of the Autostrasse A8. The tunnel is 1,562 metres long and has two lanes (one in each direction). There is no central reservation. It lies in central Switzerland. At times, the link to the A2 motorway may be undergoing roadworks.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.97 8.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Tunnels in Switzerland

International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland

IMI University Centre or International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland (IMI) is a private Swiss University located in Luzern teaching International Hotel, Tourism, Event, Restaurant, Hospitality, Health and Spa and European Culinary Management. In spring 2013 the new centre for International Culinary Arts will be opening on the campus in Kastanienbaum. IMI a Swiss Hotel School was founded in 1990. The teaching language of instruction is English.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.01 8.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Business schools in Switzerland, Educational institutions established in 1991, Hospitality schools, Organisations based in Lucerne, Universities in Switzerland

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a Swiss public vocational university with campuses in Lucerne, Horw and Zug.

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Located at 47.01 8.31 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1997, Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland

Pilatus railway

The Pilatus railway is a mountain railway in Switzerland and is the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48%. The line runs from Alpnachstad, on Lake Lucerne, to a terminus near the Esel summit of Mount Pilatus at an altitude of 2,073 m . At Alpnachstad, the Pilatus railway connects with steamers on Lake Lucerne and with trains on the Brünigbahn line of Zentralbahn.

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Located at 46.96 8.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: 800 mm gauge railways, Mountain railways, Rack railways, Rack railways of Switzerland, Railway companies of Switzerland, Railway lines in Switzerland, Transport in Nidwalden

Winkelried

Winkelried was a family of Unterwalden, recorded as members of the lower nobility during the second half of the 13th century and as commoners during the 14th to early 16th centuries. The name is mostly associated with Arnold von Winkelried, the hero of the Battle of Sempach (1386) in Swiss historiography. Because of the importance of Arnold Winkelried in 19th-century Swiss nationalism, much research has gone into the genealogy of this family.

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Located at 46.95 8.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Medieval Switzerland, Swiss families

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hergiswil