Küssnacht
Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a village, a municipality and a district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It is the capital and municipality of the district of Küssnacht.
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Location of Küssnacht
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| Coordinates: 47°4′N 8°26′E / 47.067°N 8.433°ECoordinates: 47°4′N 8°26′E / 47.067°N 8.433°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Küssnacht |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bezirksammann Michael Fuchs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.20 km2 (13.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Hauptplatz, Küssnacht) | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 12,845 |
| • Density | 354.83/km2 (919.02/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6403 |
| Localities | Küssnacht SZ, Immensee, Merlischachen |
| Surrounded by | Greppen, Meggen, Adligenswil, Udligenswil and Meierskappel (Canton of Lucerne); Risch and Walchwil (Canton of Zug) and Arth |
| Twin towns | Küssaberg (Germany), Zduny (Poland) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
History
Küssnacht was first mentioned in 830 as Cossiniacum, defining the estate of the Roman Lord Cossinius.
In 1424, Küssnacht became a district of the Canton of Schwyz.
According to the legend of Wilhelm Tell, the hero shot the Austrian bailiff Gessler at the Hohle Gasse near the Gesslerburg with his crossbow.
On 29 August 1935, Queen Astrid of the Belgians was killed here in a road accident. A memorial chapel ("Königin-Astrid-Kapelle") was built at the accident scene.
A well-known folklore event on December 5 each year is the Klausjagen.
Geography
It is at the northern shore of Lake Lucerne and at the southern shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi (1,797 metres (5,896 feet)).
Villages
The municipality has three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden.
Küssnacht Media
Astrid Chapel (Küssnacht), built on the site of Queen Astrid of Belgium's fatal road accident. The tree stump is what remained after 1992 of the original tree and was finally removed in 2010, being replaced by a fresh pear tree.
View from Seebodenalp over Lake Zug
Küssnacht viewed from Rigi Kulm
Aerial view from 800 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1920)
References
Other websites
Media related to Küssnacht at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Küssnacht |
