Rigi
Sign in to saveThe Rigi (or Mount Rigi; also known as Queen of the Mountains) is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. The range is in the Schwyzer Alps, and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm, at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel, established in 1816, is located on the summit.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Rigi
- Mountain.highest
- Rigi Kulm
- Mountain.topo_map
- Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Mountain.photo
- File:Lauerzersee.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Rigi behind Lake Lauerz
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1797
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 1288
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 13.1
- Mountain.map
- Switzerland#Canton of Schwyz
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Switzerland##Location in the canton of Schwyz
- Mountain.subdivision2_type
- Cantons
- Mountain.country
- Switzerland
- Mountain.parent
- Schwyzer Alps
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Train and Cable-car
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1797
- Official website
- www.rigi.ch/de/welcome.cfm
- Image
- Rigi - hotel room with a view.jpg
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- Rigi
- topographic prominence
- 1288
- topographic isolation
- 13.1
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16 sectionsContents
- Peaks
- Etymology
- Transport
- Recreation
- Rigi in culture
- History
- Early history
- Development of tourism
- The "Queen of the Mountains" era
- The Rigikrankheit scandal
- 20th century decline and recovery
- Geology
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Rigi (or Mount Rigi; also known as Queen of the Mountains) is a mountain massif of the Alps, located in Central Switzerland. The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz. The range is in the Schwyzer Alps, and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne, although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm, at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel, established in 1816, is located on the summit.
The Rigi Kulm and other areas, such as the resort of Rigi Kaltbad, are served by Europe's oldest mountain railways, the Rigi Railways. The whole area offers many activities such as skiing or sledging in the winter, and hiking in the summer.
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