Seelisberg Switzerland


Europe´s bigest motorhome-portal
from motorhome drivers for motorhome driver
UK IT ES FR NL SE
start

Seelisberg, Information and images

    | Town
    Seelisberg

    Seelisberg is a municipality in the canton of Uri in central Switzerland. The community is located on Lake Lucerne and is surrounded by mountains, making it a picturesque and popular tourist destination.

    The community of Seelisberg has a long history and was first mentioned in documents in the 12th century. The place was once an important trading center for salt, wine and other goods and also played a role in Swiss history. As already mentioned, the Rütli, a historical place associated with the formation of the Swiss Confederation, can be found in Seelisberg.

    Today Seelisberg is a popular tourist destination and an ideal starting point for hikes and mountain tours in the area. There are numerous hiking trails that lead through the picturesque landscape and offer breathtaking views of Lake Lucerne and the surrounding mountains. In winter there are also opportunities for skiing and snowboarding.

    Seelisberg has a good infrastructure for tourists with a selection of hotels, restaurants and shops. The community also has a number of cultural events, including an international music festival held every summer.

    Seelisberg has a long history that dates back to the 12th century. The place was once an important trading center for salt and wine, which underlines its economic importance in the region. In history, Seelisberg also played an important role in the creation of the Swiss Confederation.

    In 1291, representatives of the three original cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden are said to have gathered on the Rütli, a meadow in Seelisberg, to swear an oath that was later seen as the founding act of the Swiss Confederation. This gathering on the Rütli is now an important national memorial and a symbol of Switzerland´s independence and freedom.

    During the Reformation in the 16th century, Seelisberg became an important bastion of the Protestant movement in the region. In 1683, Seelisberg was burned down and heavily damaged during the Raurak Uprising, a conflict between the Catholic and Reformed cantons. Seelisberg was subsequently rebuilt and developed into an important center of tourism in the region.

    Today, Seelisberg is a popular destination for tourists wanting to explore the picturesque landscape around Lake Lucerne and the mountains of central Switzerland. The community has a rich history and a variety of historical attractions to explore.
    [000.1]
     
    | Town
    Treib

    Treib is a small town and a stop for steamboats on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. The Treib belongs to the higher municipality of Seelisberg, to which it is connected by a funicular railway and a narrow. . . FURTHER . . .
    [002.57]
     
    | Town
    Rütli

    The Rütli is a meadow and a historical place in Seelisberg, a municipality in the canton of Uri in central Switzerland. The place is closely linked to the creation of the Swiss Confederation and is co. . . FURTHER . . .
    [001.44]
     



    Video films of the place and surroundings

     
    -

    Motorhome place

    PN ()6377 Seelisberg Switzerland
    Pay for use site 8 Euro
    WMSEN DwcU
    open 1.Januar until 31.Dezember

    Selected parking spaces

    | Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
    Tageparkplatz
    schweiz 6462 Seedorf Weidstraße
    Parking lot at a small cable car on the Glitschenberg in Seedorf on Lake Lucerne. Toilets and water at the cemetery (200m), restaurant & bathing area with barbecue area (400m).

    Arrival: Swiss A. . . FURTHER . . .
    | Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
    Talstation Stockhütte
    schweiz Emmetten
    Parking at the Stockhütte gondola valley station
    | general parking lot
    Ausweichparkplatz Seeli
    schweiz 6377 Seelisberg
    | general parking lot
    schweiz 6376 Emmetten Dorfstrasse
    | Parking suitable for campers over 5 m
    Parkplätze vom Strandbad, nachts nutzbar
    schweiz 6442 Gersau Seestrasse
    |
    Parkplatz Seeli
    schweiz 6377 Seelisberg
    |
    Parkenwomo
    schweiz 6442 Gersau Seestrasse

    Selected sights

    | monument
    Der Schillerstein
    schweiz 6377 Seelisberg Rütliweg
    The Schillerstein, also known as the Mythenstein, is an almost 30 meter high, prominent boulder that protrudes from the water at the entrance to Lake Uri, the southernmost basin of Lake Lucerne. It is. . . FURTHER . . .
    | church
    Tellskapelle
    schweiz 6452 Sisikon Axenstrasse
    Tellskapelle
    The Tellskapelle is a chapel on the shore of Lake Lucerne three kilometers south of the village of Sisikon in the Swiss canton of Uri.

    It is located on the spot where, accord. . . FURTHER . . .
    | City Museum
    Ortsmuseum Gersau
    schweiz 6442 Gersau Dorfstrasse 14
    It presents a photo exhibition of the Habisreutinger Foundation´s Stradivarius instruments, a permanent exhibition about the writer Josef Maria Camenzind, etc.
    | Erlebnispark
    Swiss Holiday Park
    schweiz 6443 Morschach Dorfstrasse 10
    The largest holiday and leisure resort in Switzerland. Summer and winter leisure activities. wellness. restaurant and hotel industry.
    | observation tower
    Reussdeltaturm
    Schweiz 6462 Seedorf (UR) A2
    In 2011, the 11 m high observation tower was built at a height of 432 m.
    | Hiking
    Wandern
    schweiz 6452 Sisikon Axenstrasse
    Hiking trail
    Short hiking trail to Tellskapelle
    | Fountain
    Brunnen
    schweiz 6377 Seelisberg (Oberdorf) Tanzplatz

    Selected service points

    | car wash
    Autowaschanlage
    schweiz 6438 Schwyz Muotastrasse
    | public water point fountain spring
    Wasser
    schweiz 6377 Seelisberg (Oberdorf) Wissigstrasse

    Selected gastronomy

    | eMail
    schweiz 6424 Ingenbohl Gersauerstrasse
    Restaurant - Dancing Burgfluh
    | eMail
    schweiz 6430 Schwyz Gotthardstrasse
    Restaurant *Pizzeria Latino*
    | eMail
    schweiz 6431 Schwyz Milchstrasse
    Restaurant show dairy
    | eMail
    schweiz 6440 Brunnen Waldstätterquai
    Hotel Waldstätterhof
    | eMail
    schweiz 6424 Ingenbohl Gersauerstrasse
    Restaurant Eichwald

    motorhome places Seelisberg in these books

    General Pois

    | Lake
    Seelisbergsee
    Der Seelisbergsee liegt in der Gemeinde Seelisberg im Kanton Uri auf 738 Metern. Der See wird im Sommer rege von Wassersportlern benutzt. So befindet sich auf der Nordseite ein Strandbad, wo diverse S. . . FURTHER . . .
    | Mountain lake
    Alplersee
    Der Alplersee liegt auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde Sisikon im nördlichen Teil des Kantons Uri. Der Bergsee auf dem Gebiet Alplen befindet sich auf einer Höhe von 1507 Metern
    | General practitioners
    Allgemein
    schweiz 6440 Ingenbohl Bahnhofstrasse
    doctor dr medical , FMH ORL spec. Specialist in ear, nose and throat diseases
    | cable car
    bergbahn
    Lift-bergbahn Urmiberg cable car
    | Outdoor pool
    Strandbad Hopfräben
    Schweiz 6440 Ingenbohl Gersauerstrasse
    a public bath by a lake.