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Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee)
Information
Country	Swiss
Area	113,6 km²
Location
46 ° 59 ′ 17 ″ N 8 ° 27 ′ 18 ″ E
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Lake Lucerne or Vierwaldstättersee is a body of water located in Central switzerland in the center of the Swiss.

Understand

• One of the most beautiful lakes in the country for its varied scenery, its differences in height, its colors, its attractions for its habitats and the modern history of Switzerland which began here.
• 38 kilometers long from the mouth to Flüelen-Seedorf, at the weir at Lucerne de la Reuss, it is located 434 meters above sea level, covers 114 km2, and reaches a depth of 214 meters.

• It breaks down into several defined locations:
  • Luzernersee (Lucerne Bay)
  • Küssnachtersee (Küssnacht bay)
  • Horwerbucht (bay between Hergiswil and Stansstad)
  • Chrüztrichter (between the 3 aforementioned bays: Luzernersee, Küssnachtersee and Horwerbucht.
  • Vitznauerbecken (part of the lake between the Bürgenstock, Weggis and Vitznau)
  • Gersauerbecken (part of the lake between Buochs, Beckenried, Gersau and Brunnen)
  • Urnersee (part of the lake in the canton of Uri between Brunnen and Flüelen)

• Most of the municipalities are a very successful mix between the rustic and modernity of the dwellings, with an urban layout careful not to compromise the visual appeal of a splendid clean and orderly decor that combines the calm of the water and the harshness massifs. All the cities have restaurants, hotels, as well as some campsites and lodges.
• The sunshine contributes to creating a privileged and sought-after site, like all the shores exposed to the north such as: Lake Geneva, Lake Zurich, Lake Lugano, Lake Maggiore, Lake Thun, etc ...

Regions

• Detail of the townships bordering the lake  (last update May 2018)
• The name comes from the geographical position of the cantons that make up this space:
  • Canton of Lucerne.
  • Canton of Uri.
  • Canton of Schwyz.
  • Canton of Nidwalden.

To go

Cities

West of the lake with the outskirts of Lucerne

• 47.05158.31331 Lucerne (Luzern)  – Main city and most important port of Lake Lucerne. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.07798.27812 Emmen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.034958.279593 Kriens  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.01878.30754 Horw  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.98448.31315 Hergiswil  (last update Feb. 2018)

South of the lake on the left bank

• 46.98118.33636 Stansstad  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.99468.39587 Trogen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.98748.42098 Ennetbürgen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.97558.42639 Buochs  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.9678.476410 Beckenried  – Vehicle crossing relationship to the neighboring shore at Gersau. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.9578.517711 Emmetten  (last update Feb. 2018)

East of the lake, on the left bank

• 46.98728.585312 Treib  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.97898.587513 Seelisberg  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.96978.592914 Grütli (Rütli)  – Place of birth of the Confederation in 1291 between the first 3 primitive cantons of Switzerland. Waldstätten is an expression which designates the three cantons: Uri, Schwyz and Unterwald. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.935268.5803115 Bauen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.919618.5952116 Isleten  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.91118.563717 Isenthal  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.88458.610618 Seedorf (Uri)  (last update Feb. 2018)

East of the lake, on the right bank

• 46.881898.6439719 Altdorf  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.90328.623820 Flüelen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.932858.6122621 Tell Chapel (Tellskapelle)  – Tellsplatte (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.948678.6188822 Sisikon  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.98238.6184923 Morschach  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.99348.60524 Brunnen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.02058.654225 Schwyz (Schwyz)  (last update Feb. 2018)

North of the lake on the right bank

• 46.99048.526626 Gersau  – Vehicle crossing relationship to the neighboring shore at Beckenried. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.009448.4822927 Vitznau  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.031388.433528 Weggis  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.05498.426829 Greppen  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.088.438630 Küssnacht  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.04458.378731 Meggen  (last update Feb. 2018)

To see

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• 46.98018.25651 Pilatus  – Access via Alpnachstad (steepest cogwheel railway in the world) or Kriens (panoramic gondola). (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.99948.39832 Bürgenstock 6363 Bürgenstock (Trogen) (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.98738.58683 Wirtshaus zur Treib Treib – Unusual style house, transformed into a restaurant. Place mentioned in 1482 and house dating from 1658. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.97998.66264 Stoos  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 47.05528.4875 Rigi-Kulm  (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

• 47.126448.750861 Territorial Abbey of Einsiedeln  (last update Feb. 2018)
• 46.9058.9432 Klausen Pass (Connects the canton of Uri to the canton of Glarus) (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

Boat trip

• 47.051448.311441 SGV (Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees AG) Werftestrasse 5, 6002 Luzern,   41 41 367 67 67, fax : 41 41 367 68 68, e-mail : [email protected] (last updated Oct 2016)

To buy

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Eat

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Have a drink / Go out

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Housing

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