Gersau
in Bezirk Gersau of Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.994 and 8.525 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 59' 39" and E 8° 31' 29"
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: 08:18 AM (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
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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

Explore Gersau

Gersau in Bezirk Gersau (Canton of Schwyz) with it's 1,983 inhabitants is a city in Switzerland about 51 mi (or 82 km) east of Bern, the country's capital.

Local time in Gersau is now 08:18 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Gersau, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), 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 25 mi (or 40 km). The closest in Switzerland is Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona in a distance of 35 mi (or 40 km), North-West. We found 10 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Emmetten, Arth, Bauen, 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 3°C / 38 °F
Evening Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 71%
Air Pressure 1027 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 59% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 15th of November 2024

9°C (48 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

12°C (53 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

14°C (57 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Vitznauerhof

Address
2,2 mi
Seestrasse 80
6354 Vitznau
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Boutique Hotel Schluessel

Address
3,6 mi
Oberdorfstrasse 26
6375 Beckenried
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:59
Weekend: closed


City Hotel

Address
3,6 mi
Gersauerstr. 21
6440 Brunnen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 21:00
Weekend: closed


Seehotel Waldstätterhof Swiss Quality

Address
3,7 mi
Waldstätterquai 6
6440 Brunnen
Switzerland

Time Information

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


Seehotel Riviera

Address
0,2 mi
Seestr. 24-26
6442 Gersau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Seeblick Höhenhotel

Address
2,4 mi
Hugenstrasse 24
6376 Emmetten
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 21:00
Weekend: 7:30 - 21:00


Rigi

Address
2,2 mi
Seestrasse
6354 Vitznau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 8:00 - 2:00
Weekend: 8:00 - 2:00


FloraAlpina See- und Seminarhotel

Address
2,2 mi
Schibernstrasse 2
6354 Vitznau
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 22:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 22:00


Nidwaldnerhof

Address
3,1 mi
Dorfstr. 12
6375 Beckenried
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Seerausch Swiss Quality Hotel Beckenried

Address
3,5 mi
Buochserstrasse 54
6375 Beckenried
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 23:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Paraglider landing in Emmetten

Published: April 05, 2008
Length: 34:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kim Ludvigsen

Landing with Michael Schulz as pilot and Kim Ludvigsen as passenger, August 1, 2007.


Gemeindeweekend 2015 Emmetten

Published: February 12, 2015
Length: 15:43 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Rolf Schott

Gemeindeweekend 2015 Emmetten.


Gleitschirm-Anflug Emmetten

Published: August 23, 2010
Length: 54:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dominik Monti

Approaching Emmetten coming down from Niederbauen.


bike arena emmetten Woodtrail

Published: October 15, 2009
Length: 54:30 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: BikeArenaEmmetten

Wood Trail Auf diesem Rundparcours auf dem Holzsteg beim Hotel SEEBLiCK steht die Geschicklichkeit und der Spass im Vordergrund. Im wechselweisem Auf und Ab führt dieser Trail - ähnlich...


Natural Bikepark Emmetten

Published: November 15, 2009
Length: 44:22 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: BikeArenaEmmetten

Auf diesem 3 km kurzen Trail verrät der bekannte Extrembiker Lukas Stöckli fast sein ganzes Wissen, das er über Jahre auf seinen unzähligen Touren sammelte. 30 Schilder geben bei jedem...


first boat trip for fun 2010

Published: April 23, 2010
Length: 04:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Hansjoerg Niederegger

short trip from gersau to weggis for coffe, then to ennetbürgen for lunch and back to gersau.


Manic Lips - Zwitserland 2013

Published: January 14, 2014
Length: 09:02 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Arco B.

De hoogtepunten van een week wintersport die de band Manic Lips doorbracht in Zwitserland, Emmetten.


Bigger Trigger in Gersau 2014

Published: September 06, 2014
Length: 51:48 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Michael OShea

Bigger Trigger aus Brunnen ist das musikalische Highlight der Region. Gereift wie ein guter Schweizer Bergkäs und genauso lecker.


Paragliding teaching day

Published: April 20, 2014
Length: 16:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Marc Ritter

Thanks to Valdi Sabev for the track "We are free" Thanks to Patrick Aggeler - Flight instructor of Flugschule Emmetten Thanks to my Father for all the moments, pictures, movies.... Thanks to...


Alpensalamander

Published: August 30, 2014
Length: 15:30 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Wenzel H

Im Kohltal bei Emmetten (Schweiz, Niedwalden)


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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.

Located at 47, 8.5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Regions of Switzerland, NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union

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.

Located at 47.0097, 8.48306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway companies of Switzerland, Railway lines in Switzerland, Mountain railways, Rack railways, Rack railways of Switzerland

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.

Located at 47.0108, 8.4834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Hospitality schools, Schools in Switzerland, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Universities in Switzerland, Education in Switzerland

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Gersau