Brunnen
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 / 46.99556°N 8.60472°ECoordinates: 46°59′44″N 8°36′17″E / 46.99556°N 8.60472°E.
WikiMiniAtlasBrunnen railway station, on the Gotthard railway, is served by hourly InterRegio trains, and by lines S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug, which operates hourly between Zug, Arth-Goldau and Erstfeld, and S3 of the S-Bahn Luzern, which operates hourly to Lucerne.
Brunnen also has a cablecar that goes to the , a part of the Rigi offering views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps.
History[]
Winston Churchill spent his honeymoon in Brunnen.[1]J.M.W. Turner painted several views from Brunnen, among his late watercolours, in the 1840s.[2]
In 1947, the Swiss League for the Protection of Nature organised an international conference on the protection of nature in Brunnen.[3] It resulted in the creation of the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 1948.[3]
People[]
- Ugo Rondinone, a Swiss artist, was born in Brunnen
- , nun of the convent Ingenbohl died in Brunnen
- Othmar Schoeck, a Swiss composer was born in Brunnen
References[]
- ^ Bangs,Richard (2008) Quest for the Sublime: Finding Nature's Secret in Switzerland, Menasha Ridge Press, page 70
- ^ Shanes, Eric (2012) The Life and Masterworks of J.M.W. Turner, Parkstone International, page 225
- ^ Jump up to: a b (in French) "Les 10 succès de Pro Natura" (page visited on 26 July 2016).
External links[]
- www.brunnen.ch - Portal of the municipality of Ingenbohl-Brunnen
- Brunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Brunnen Tourist Office
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- Villages in the canton of Schwyz
- Populated places on Lake Lucerne