Eigental
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 View from Pilatus in north-west direction into the Apere Eigental: Above the Honegg, the foothills of the Regenflüeli run from the left to the Rosebode and drop in the Gantersei forest to the Gantersei and Linde . In the middle distance Buechstäg , in the background the villages Eigenhal and Schwarzenberg. |
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| location | Canton of Lucerne and Canton of Nidwalden , Switzerland | |
| Waters | Rümlig | |
| Mountains | Lucerne Prealps , Emmental Alps | |
| Geographical location | 660000 / 204999 | |
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| Type | Trough valley | |
| length | 7.5 km | |
| particularities | Object of the BLN | |
The Eigental is a high valley in the Emmental Alps at approx. 1000 m above sea level. M. at the north foot of the Pilatus in Switzerland . It is mainly located in the area of the municipality of Schwarzenberg in the canton of Lucerne , a small part belongs to the municipality of Hergiswil in the canton of Nidwalden .
geography
The Eigental is a trough valley and extends in an approximately 7.5 km long semicircular arc around the Studberg ( 1603 m ) and the Regenflüeli ( 1582.1 m ). It begins north of the Mittaggüpfi in the headwaters of the Rümlig, starting from the Trochemattsattel ( 1461 m ) and descends rapidly in an easterly direction parallel to the course of the Alpine rim chain over the Trochematt ( 1376 m ) and the Stafel ( 1288 m ) into the Blattenloch ( 1147 m ). In the Schwändeliwald , at an altitude of 1095 m, the former outflow of the Pilatussee flows from the Oberalp over the Bründle to the Rümlig, which drains the Eigental deep into the subalpine flysch . After the confluence of the Bründlenbach , the Rümlig breaks through the subalpine Molasse in a large loop towards the north , which is visible in the terrain through the inclined Nagelfluhband . From the inflow of the Spirbach (already mentioned in 1380) , the Rümlig runs as a natural cantonal border past Unter Lauelen (Canton Nidwalden, 1063 m ) to Hundschüpfen , where the border now rises up to Lauelenegg . Below Buechstäg ( 1006 m ), the valley turns to the northwest and from the Linde ( 973 m ) finally runs in a westerly direction again almost parallel to the Alps through a landscape of the folded molasse , which is underlaid in marl and sandstone and shaped by the Rümlig glacier . The Rümlig continues to flow past the Foremoos and the village of Eigenhal ( 970 m ) on the lateral moraine on the right and the Meienstossmoos and the Meienstoss ( 961 m ) on the left, where it finally flows through the terminal moraine ( 987 m ) as the valley end.
View from Pilatus in west direction to the valley of the Bründlenbach : The Mittaggüpfi ( 1917 m ) with the Oberalp ( 1548 m ) and the former Pilatussee in the Goldwang forest . The Bründle ( 1434 m ) lies in the shady foreground .
View from Pilatus in northwest direction over the Klimsenhorn (with summit cross) into the pre-winter Eigental with high fog with an upper limit of 1000 m . The northeastern foothills of the Klimsenhorn, the Lauelenegg , continues in the wooded ridge of the Höchberg ( 1198 m ), then the Chräigütsch cut ( 1081 m ) and behind it the wooded mat of the Würzenegg ( 1173 m ). The farm at Buechstäg ( 1006 m ) can be seen on the left edge of the picture under the Gantersei forest .
fauna and Flora
The precipitation-rich climate of the proper valley with reservoirs favors the formation of wetlands. There is an amphibian spawning area of national importance above the Hirsbode ( 1401 m ) up to the Studberg . Also the Forrenmoos is faced darter , common frog , common toad , Glögglifrosch , Alpine newt , palmate newt , spotted salamander and Alpine salamander species-rich. The Eigental, with its flat and raised bogs, is under landscape protection and is part of the federal inventory of landscapes and natural monuments of national importance BLN. On the Lauelenegg there is a game rest zone , so the Eigental counts not only red kites , deer , fox , martens , alpine marmots and chamois but also a colony of alpine ibexes among its inhabitants. In addition to numerous alpine choughs , you can also find rare bird species such as the dipper .
The flora includes rare orchids such as the fly ragwort or the yellow lady's slipper .
history
The Eigental - a first mention is dated to the year 1287 as Oegental - was known as Eiental and belonged to the monastery of Lucerne as the property of the Murbach Monastery . The area was a fiefdom that was granted to the lords of Littau until 1479 and later to the citizens of Lucerne. The Eigental has belonged to the church of Schwarzenberg since 1832 and politically since August 13, 1846.
Pilgrimage and health resort
In 1517 a chapel was built in Eigenhal and expanded several times in the following centuries. Along with the Hergiswald pilgrimage church and the legendary Lake Pilatus, it was a lively pilgrimage site from the 16th to 18th centuries . The chaplain's house, which belongs to the chapel, became the spa house in 1858, and several holiday colonies were built in the late 19th century. The Eigental is still a popular local recreation area for Lucerne and the agglomeration, where numerous cross-country trails are laid out in winter . It can be reached with a PostBus course from Lucerne train station and by car via Kriens or via Malters and Schwarzenberg.
Economical meaning
In the Eigental there are several Alps on which Brown Swiss are summered, for example. B. on the Alp Trochematt or on the Alp Rosebode . The numerous springs in the Eigental are important suppliers of drinking water and have been used for the city of Lucerne since 1875 . Parallel to the planning of the reservoir in Lungern , around 1900, the Eigenhal waterworks asked for permission to build a dam and a water pipe to Malters in order to produce electricity there - the reservoir was not built, to the delight of nature lovers. The Swiss Army operates a firing range in Meienstoss for Territorial Region 2, which has been in operation since 1904. On the upper Schiessplatz Dry Matt formerly Air force live fire found with the fighter-bombers of the types Vampire , Venom and Hunter instead.
literature
- Josef Herzog: The Eigental - contribution to local history . Eugen Haag publishing house, Lucerne 1922
- M. Schneebeli (1983): The effects of raised bog regeneration measures in Forrenmoos (Eigenhal LU) on the bog water levels and project description of the extended test and measurement program 1983/84. Basel, Switzerland. Bund für Naturschutz, 17 p. ID-621
- M. Schneebeli, M. Pfeiffer (1983): Investigations and suggestions on raised bog regeneration in Forrenmoos. Zurich: Inst. For Cultural Technology of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 88 p. ID-441
- Regula Gehrig (1989): Pollen analysis and geomorphological investigations in the Eigental (LU). Zurich: Institute of Geography, University of Zurich, 88 pp. ID-1490
- E. Schlegel-Oprecht, R. Martin, et al .: Eigenhal. Communications of the Lucerne Natural Research Society , 32nd volume, Lucerne 1991. ISBN 3-907084-04-7
- Sabina Kumschick: Witches, Junkers and Scholars. The Eigenhal and the alpine estates of the Schumacher family . Jost Schumacher Publishing House, Lucerne 2010.
- Adrian Weibel: Eigenhal - 180 ° . Jost Schumacher Publishing House, Lucerne 2012.
Web links
- Waltraud Hörsch: Eigental. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Tourist office Pro Eigenhal Schwarzenberg
- Selected protected areas of Pro Natura Lucerne: Forrenmoos , on the Pro Natura website
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfred Helfenstein: The name of the Pilatus area. Keller & Co AG, Lucerne 1982, ISBN 3-85766-004-X , p. 37.
- ^ Environment, Biology and Geology: Last Ice Age Maximum. In: map.geo.admin.ch. swisstopo , accessed on October 10, 2011 .
- ↑ Environment, biology and geology: protection zones. In: map.geo.admin.ch. swisstopo , accessed on October 10, 2011 .
- ↑ Flora & Fauna. Schwarzenberg municipality, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Guido Gallati: The Eigenhal has grown dear to his heart. Interview with Benedikt Fuchs. In: The region (online). Lucerne State Archives, accessed on October 11, 2011 .
- ↑ Trochematt. Megger exclave in the Eigental. (No longer available online.) In: Lucerne Alps. Canton Lucerne, Alpine Association, archived from the original on December 15, 2010 ; Retrieved October 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ACT 410H / 395: Schwarzenberg: Waterworks Eigenhal: Concession application for the construction of a dam in Eigenhal, a water pipe and a power station in Malters with turbine operation to generate electrical energy. (No longer available online.) In: Online archive catalog. Lucerne State Archives, archived from the original on January 18, 2015 ; Retrieved October 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Our story. 1888 to 1900. (No longer available online.) Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG, archived from the original on December 4, 2011 ; Retrieved October 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Shooting reports: Eigenhal. Territorial region 2. (No longer available online.) Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport , archived from the original on September 20, 2011 ; Retrieved October 10, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ List of publications. (No longer available online.) Naturforschende Gesellschaft Luzern, archived from the original on November 5, 2012 ; Retrieved October 10, 2011 ( title ). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
