Vitznau

Also known as Vitznau LU

Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Vitznau
Swiss town.image_photo: Prise de vue de Vitznau 01 - Bürgenstock.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: Municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Vitznau COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Lucerne
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-LU
Swiss town.district: Lucerne
Swiss town.postal_code: 6354
Swiss town.municipality_code: 1068
Swiss town.area: 11.76
Swiss town.elevation: 438
Swiss town.website: www.vitznau.ch
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Arth (SZ), Ennetbürgen (NW), Gersau (SZ), Weggis

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Vitznau
Population: 1379
Area: 8.92
Elevation: 448
Official website: www.vitznau.ch
Image: Prise de vue de Vitznau 01 - Bürgenstock.jpg
Dialing code: 041
Licence plate code: LU

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Commons category: Vitznau
postal code: 6354
Commons gallery: Vitznau
P8168: Black 'N Blue
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1068

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Vitznau is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.

==History== thumb|left|Vitznau c. 1880, with rack railway (opened in 1871) and [[steamboat. Etching by Heinrich Müller]] Vitznau was first mentioned in 998. In the 19th century, it became a popular destination for tourism, especially from England; the imposing Park Hotel Vitznau west of the town dates from the 1900s.