Vitznau
in Lucerne-Land District of Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (5 mi) - Zürich Airport (32 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (47 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (52 mi)
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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport (60 mi) - Locarno Airport (62 mi)
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Donaueschingen-Villingen Airport (67 mi) - Lugano Airport (72 mi)
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Malpensa International Airport (96 mi) - Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (109 mi)
- Linate Airport (115 mi)
- Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (124 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 23 mi) - Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 37 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 80 mi)
- Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (4 mi)
- Hirschgarten Zug (zoo, (11 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (7 mi)
- Toni's Zoo (zoo, (12 mi)
- Natur- und Tierpark Goldau (zoo, (5 mi)
- Voliere Zug (zoo, (11 mi)
- Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg (zoo, (20 mi)
- Hirschpark Luzern (zoo, (10 mi)
- Fischottergehege Männedorf (zoo, (20 mi)
- Segelclcub Sihlsee (marina, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 47.010 and 8.484 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 47° 0' 36" and E 8° 29' 3"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:57 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:29 am and 4:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Vitznau
Vitznau in Lucerne-Land District (Canton of Lucerne) with it's 1,496 habitants is a city located in Switzerland about 49 mi (or 79 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Vitznau is now 06:57 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports closer to Vitznau, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps in Austria at a distance of 23 mi (or 36 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in a distance of 37 mi (or 36 km), North-West. We saw 10 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Gersau, Emmetten, Arth, Ennetburgen and Kussnacht. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1028 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 24% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 15th of November 2024
8°C (47 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vitznauerhof
Villa Honegg Hotel
CAMPUS HOTEL HERTENSTEIN-WEGGIS
Gerbi Hotel Restaurant
Boutique Hotel Schluessel
Romantik Hotel Beau-Rivage
Alexander Wellnesshotel
Wellnesshotel Rössli
Hotel zum Hirschen
Krone
Videos from this area
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Paddle-wheel steamer GALLIA arriving at Vitznau
This is actually the fastest of the five steamers on Lake Luzerne. However, we see it here as it is slowing down, using the paddle wheels as brakes.
Good Morning Park Hotel Vitznau
Intervallaufnahme des Paek Hotel Vitznau.
Sihlbrugg - Vitznau
Etappe 2: Sihlbrugg - Baar - Brunnen - Vitznau gefilmt mit GoPro Hero2.
Paddle wheel steamer URI leaving Vitznau
Having called at Vitznau station, where there is a connection to Rigi mountain by cog-wheel train, the steamer is now leaving for Lucerne. The date is 5 June 2012.
Führerstandsmitfahrt auf der Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn von Vitznau nach Rigi Kulm
Mitfahrt auf der Bahn Strecke der Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn (VRB) Rückfahrt von Rigi Kulm nach Vitznau: ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
Rigi Kaltbad
Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at a height of 1,433 metres, overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland. The locality is part of the municipality of Weggis. Rigi Kaltbad is located on the flanks of the Rigi and is connected to Vitznau by the Rigi Railways. It is also connected to Weggis by a cable car
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vitznau.
Rigi Kulm: Rigi − Lake of Lucerne − Mount Pilatus, Rigi Kulm (source)
Gersau › South-East, Gersau (source)
Rigi Kulm: Rigi, Rigi Kulm (source)
Gersau, Gersau (source)
Gersau: Seidenspinnerei Seesicht, Gersau (source)
Rigi Staffel: Rigi Kulm, Rigi Staffel (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vitznau, フィッツナウ, Вицнау, 維茨瑙
