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Gersau Destination Guide

Discover Gersau in Switzerland

Gersau in the region of Schwyz with its 1,983 habitants is a town located in Switzerland - some 51 mi or ( 82 km ) East of Berne , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Gersau

Local time in Gersau is now 09:12 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zurich, Treib, Stans, Seelisberg, and Schwyz. When in this area, you might want to check out Zurich . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gersau ? 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 ..

Around Tuk Tuk

9:44 min by Tobasunset
Views: 3150 Rating: 5.00

Tuk Tuk / Samosir Island / Lake Toba / Sumatra / Music by Fam. Siallagan ..


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) ..

Boutique Hotel Schluessel

2:50 min by Franco Spina
Views: 2525 Rating: 5.00

Boutique Hotel Schluessel Beckenried, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Simply amazing www.schluessel-beckenried.ch ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 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 4 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 4 km away
Tags: Education in Switzerland, Hospitality schools, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Schools in Switzerland, Universities in Switzerland

Treib

Treib is a small lakeside community and landing stage on the shore of Lake Lucerne and in the Swiss canton of Uri. It forms part of the municipality of Seelisberg, to the centre of which it is linked by the Treib–Seelisberg funicular. The landing stage is a regular calling point of the passenger boats of Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, which provide links to the city of Lucerne and many other lakeside communities.

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Located at 46.99 8.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of the canton of Uri, Populated places on Lake Lucerne

Treib–Seelisberg railway

The Treib–Seelisberg railway is a funicular railway in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The line links Treib, on Lake Lucerne, with Seelisberg on the mountain above. At Treib the funicular connects with regular passenger boats of the Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees, which connect it to Lucerne and other lakeside communities. The line was granted its concession in 1910, with construction starting in 1914 and the line was opened in 1916.

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Located at 46.98 8.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Funicular railways in Switzerland, Railway lines opened in 1916, Transport in the canton of Uri

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Gersau