Vitznau
Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne-Land in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vitznau
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| Coordinates: 47°1′N 8°29′E / 47.017°N 8.483°ECoordinates: 47°1′N 8°29′E / 47.017°N 8.483°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Lucerne |
| District | Lucerne-Land |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noldi Küttel-Roder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.76 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2015) | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 112.2/km2 (290.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6354 |
| Surrounded by | Arth (SZ), Ennetbürgen (NW), Gersau (SZ), Weggis |
| Website | www Profile (in German), SFSO statistics |
It occupies a narrow strip between the lake and the Rigi looming behind; one of the mountain railways to the summit starts in Vitznau.
Vitznau Media
Vitznau c. 1880, with rack railway (opened in 1871) and steamboat. Etching by Heinrich Müller
- Tiefgeflogen
Vitznau seen from across Lake Lucerne, nested under a shoulder of the Rigi.
References
Other websites
Media related to Vitznau at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
