Winkel
in Lucerne-Land District of Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
47.013 and 8.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 47° 0' 46" and E 8° 18' 59"
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: 07:56 PM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:55 am and 4:38 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

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

Discover Winkel

Winkel in Lucerne-Land District (Canton of Lucerne) is a town in Switzerland about 41 mi (or 66 km) east of Bern, the country's capital city.

Current time in Winkel is now 07:56 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Winkel, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 7 km), South-East. 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 19 mi (or 31 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 38 mi (or 31 km), North. We discovered 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Luzern, Stans, Ennetburgen, Sarnen and Kussnacht. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 5°C / 42 °F

Morning Temperature 6°C / 43 °F
Evening Temperature 5°C / 40 °F
Night Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Chance of rainfall 8%
Air Humidity 92%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Wednesday, 4th of December 2024

4°C (39 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 5th of December 2024

5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Friday, 6th of December 2024

8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

The Hotel Lucerne Autograph Collection

Address
2,5 mi
Sempacherstrasse 14
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Seehotel Sternen

Address
0,1 mi
Winkelstr. 46
6048 Horw
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 0:00


Lucerne Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
2,5 mi
Lakefront Center,Inseliquai 12
6005 Lucerne
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Winkelried

Address
2,5 mi
Dorfplatz 5
6362 Stansstad
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Ameron Flora Hotel Flora

Address
2,6 mi
Seidenhofstrasse 5
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Monopol

Address
2,6 mi
Pilatusstr. 1
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Renaissance Lucerne Hotel

Address
2,5 mi
Pilatusstrasse 15
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Astoria

Address
2,5 mi
Pilatusstrasse 29
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Continental-Park

Address
2,5 mi
Murbacherstr. 4
6002 Luzern
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Seehotel Pilatus

Address
1,8 mi
Seetrasse 34
6052 Hergiswil am See
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:30
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:30


Videos from this area

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Switzerland-Lucerne

Published: May 31, 2010
Length: 39:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheMichalSK

Lucerna (niem.: Luzern -- "miasto światła") -- miasto (61 tys. mieszkańców) w Szwajcarii, na zachodnim brzegu Jeziora Czterech Kantonów, nad zatoką, po obu stronach rzeki Reuss, u stóp...


Birgerf Fäger Ennetbürgen - Matador

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 24:46 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


Birger Fäger Ennetbürgen - Houz

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 24:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


Birger Fäger Ennetbürgen - Drumline II

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 23:32 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


Birger Fäger Ennetbürgen - Morcheeba

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


Birger Fäger Ennetbürgen - Drumline I

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 24:02 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


Beautiful Luzern (Switzerland): Farm house with animals near our home place

Published: June 18, 2011
Length: 11:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: luckylaika

One thing which I especially like when thinking of my home town Luzern (Lucerne) in Switzerland is that its living quality is so extremely high. Living, working and spending my free time...


RüssSuuger Ämme - Oh Jonny

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 21:12 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


RüssSuuger Ämme - Monday

Published: January 05, 2014
Length: 01:59 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andi Roth

Fasnachtseröffnung Hergiswil, 04.01.2014.


slacklining on a Gibbon Surferline

Published: April 11, 2012
Length: 12:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: NiklausWildisen

Slaklinen auf der Gibbon-Surferline gefimt mit GoPro und Sony NexVG10 ...und nein, ich habe keinen Zwillingsbruder... :-)


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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.

Stadion Allmend

Stadion Allmend was a multi-purpose stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland. Its current primary use was for football matches. The stadium had a capacity of 25000, although security concerns mandate limiting audiences to 15000. The stadium had been home to FC Lucerne since 1934. Over the years the stadium has undergone some transformations. In 1957 a new stand with 2500 seats was added. Between 1981 and 1983 a new grandstand was built. In 1995 the club redeveloped the North Stand.

Located at 47.0333, 8.30519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, FC Luzern, Lucerne, Multi-purpose stadiums in Switzerland

International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland

IMI University Centre or International Hotel Management Institute Switzerland (IMI) is a private Swiss University located in Luzern teaching International Hotel, Tourism, Event, Restaurant, Hospitality, Health and Spa and European Culinary Management. In spring 2013 the new centre for International Culinary Arts will be opening on the campus in Kastanienbaum. IMI a Swiss Hotel School was founded in 1990. The teaching language of instruction is English.

Located at 47.0069, 8.3372 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities in Switzerland, Educational institutions established in 1991, Hospitality schools, Organisations based in Lucerne, Business schools in Switzerland

Sternwarte Hubelmatt

Sternwarte Hubelmatt (Hubelmatt Observatory) is an astronomical observatory operated by Astronomische Gesellschaft Luzern. Built in 1979, it is located in the school "Hubelmatt West" at Lucerne in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland.

Located at 47.0351, 8.3056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Astronomical observatories in Switzerland, Buildings and structures in the canton of Lucerne

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a Swiss public vocational university with campuses in Lucerne, Horw and Zug.

Located at 47.014, 8.306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Universities of Applied Sciences in Switzerland, Educational institutions established in 1997

Swissporarena

Swissporarena is a new multi-use stadium in Lucerne, Switzerland, completed in 2011. It's used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of FC Lucerne of the Swiss Super League. The stadium has a capacity of 16,800 spectators. It replaced the demolished Stadion Allmend. The stadium was due to open earlier in the year but several problems during construction changed the plans. In February 2011 the club announced the new season ticket prices for their return home.

Located at 47.0333, 8.30519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Switzerland, FC Luzern, Buildings and structures in the canton of Lucerne, Visitor attractions in the canton of Lucerne

Hergiswil Matt railway station

Hergiswil Matt is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Hergiswil Matt station is one of two stations to serve Hergiswil, the other being Hergiswil, which is on the Brünig line some 1.5 kilometres to the south. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.9933, 8.31408 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Nidwalden,

Kriens Mattenhof railway station

Kriens Mattenhof is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Kriens in the canton of Lucerne. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line.

Located at 47.0267, 8.30218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Lucerne,

Horw railway station

Horw railway station is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Horw. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 47.0172, 8.30662 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Lucerne,

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