Küssnacht

Küssnacht is a small town in the heart of Switzerland. Wikivoyage

Population 13,084 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Switzerland

• 112EmergencyEmergency service
• 117PolicePolice
• 118FireFire
• 140BreakdownBreakdown
• 144AmbulanceAmbulance
• 145PoisoningPoisoning
• 1414HelicopterHelicopter
• 1414AmbulanceAmbulance

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Through the year

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1. Klausjagen

   December

   Today the Klaus procession of Küssnacht is one of the most impressive St. Nicholas tradition all over Europe. Every year flock around 20,000 spectators to Küssnacht at the lake Lucerne.

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Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Küssnacht); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Getting around

• Küssnacht am Rigi (See) 1.3 km
• Küssnacht am Rigi 1.5 km
• Greppen 1.6 km
• Merlischachen 1.6 km
• Merlischachen (See) 1.9 km
• Immensee 3.4 km

More train stations: Rigi Staffelhöhe 3.6 km, Rigi Staffel 3.8 km, Rigi Kaltbad-First 4.0 km, Meggen 4.2 km, Rigi Wölfertschen-First 4.3 km, Rigi Kulm 4.4 km, Meggen Zentrum 5.1 km, Romiti-Felsentor 5.1 km, Rigi Klösterli 5.3 km, Root D4 5.8 km, Freibergen 5.8 km

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