Goldau
Sign in to savethumb|Rigi Scheidegg seen from Goldau Goldau is a town in the community of Arth, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It lies between the Rigi and Rossberg mountains, and between lakes Zug and Lauerz. Well known attractions include the Natur- und Tierpark Goldau and the Arth-Goldau valley station of the Arth-Rigi Bahn connecting to the Rigi mountain.
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Place details
- Locality
- Goldau
- Region
- Schwyz
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 5,285
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Ortschaft
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Arth
- Elevation
- +510
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- 6650 - Goldau - View from Rigi Kulm.JPG
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- Goldau landslide
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thumb|Rigi Scheidegg seen from Goldau Goldau is a town in the community of Arth, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It lies between the Rigi and Rossberg mountains, and between lakes Zug and Lauerz. Well known attractions include the Natur- und Tierpark Goldau and the Arth-Goldau valley station of the Arth-Rigi Bahn connecting to the Rigi mountain.
Goldau is primarily known in Switzerland for its historic landslide, the "Goldau landslide" (Goldauer Bergsturz) of 1806 which killed 457 people. It is also known for its importance for the Swiss railways network, with Arth-Goldau station forming the intersection between the Gotthard, Lucerne, Zug–Zürich and Pfäffikon lines.