Brunnen
Encyclopedia
Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne
in Switzerland
, part of the municipality
Ingenbohl
(Canton of Schwyz
), at 46°59′44"N 8°36′17"E.
Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi
offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps.
Winston Churchill
spent his honeymoon in Brunnen.
On 31 December 1998, Hillary Clinton visited Brunnen. She arrived from the Lake Lucerne
and drove in a car to the railway station.
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, part of the municipality
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
Ingenbohl
Ingenbohl
Ingenbohl is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Ingenbohl has an area, , of . Of this area, 31% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.1% is forested...
(Canton of Schwyz
Canton of Schwyz
Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne in the east and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz....
), at 46°59′44"N 8°36′17"E.
Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi
Rigi
- Mt. Rigi in Art:Mt. Rigi has been featured in many works of art, including both paintings and literary publications. Perhaps the most famous paintings of the Rigi were by JMW Turner, including "The Blue Rigi, Lake of Lucerne, Sunrise"...
offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps.
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
spent his honeymoon in Brunnen.
On 31 December 1998, Hillary Clinton visited Brunnen. She arrived from the Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne
Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8...
and drove in a car to the railway station.
People
- Ugo RondinoneUgo RondinoneUgo Rondinone New-York based, mixed-media artist whose works explore themes of fantasy and desire. Many of his pieces coax the viewer into a meditative state like the blurred, brightly-colored, concentric rings of his target-shaped paintings; or his strictly black and white landscapes of gnarled...
, a SwissSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
artistArtistAn artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, was born in Brunnen - Maria Theresia Scherer, nun of the conventConventA convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
IngenbohlIngenbohlIngenbohl is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Ingenbohl has an area, , of . Of this area, 31% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.1% is forested...
died in Brunnen - Othmar SchoeckOthmar SchoeckOthmar Schoeck was a Swiss composer and conductor.He was known mainly for his considerable output of art songs and song cycles, though he also wrote a number of operas and instrumental compositions including two string quartets and...
, a SwissSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
was born in Brunnen
External links
- www.brunnen.ch - Portal of the municipality of Ingenbohl-Brunnen
- Brunnen Tourist Office