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THE Central Switzerland (German: Central Switzerland) is its area Switzerland.
At a glance
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Areas
Central Switzerland consists of six cantons:
- Lucerne
- Houri
- Switches
- Obwalden
- Nidwalden
- Chug
Important cities
- Lucerne - Historic city on the shores of the lake of the same name and a great tourist destination.
- Andermat - Resort and ski resort at the foot of Gemstock
- Veggis - Resort on the shores of Lake Lucerne
- Brunen - Another resort on the shores of Lake Lucerne.
- Chug - Lakeside town, capital of the homonymous canton.
Additional destinations
- Mount Pilates - Popular tourist destination. A cable car reaches its top at an altitude of 2,128 m.
- Stansehorn - Second highest mountain in central Switzerland. And the top of Stansherhorn is accessible by cable car.
- Engelberg - Popular ski resort in the canton of Obwalden.