Rengg

Rengg
Renggpass with Restaurant Rengg (center)
Compass direction	Northeast	southwest
Pass height	959  m above sea level M.
Lucerne , Switzerland	Canton
Valley locations	Schachen LU	Entlebuch LU
expansion	Pass road
Mountains	Emmental Alps
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Ø pitch	6.5% (438 m / 6.7 km)	10.7% (235 m / 2.2 km)
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Coordinates	649.6 thousand  /  206045 coordinates: 47 ° 0 '13 "  N , 8 ° 5' 27"  O ; CH1903:  649,600  /  206045

The Rengg is a pass in the Swiss canton of Lucerne .

location

The pass over the Bramegg connects Schachen LU with Entlebuch LU and is located in the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere . The pass height is 959  m above sea level. M.

The Renggpass has always been an important pass between the Entlebuch and the Lucerne . The pass is mainly used as an alternative route for local traffic instead of driving via Wolhusen . The area is surrounded by many farms. There is a driving ban for trucks. The pass is open all year round.

The Rengg is not to be confused with the Renggpass on Pilate streamer Lopper , a transition between Hergiswil and Alpnachstad , where on 28 August 1802 " stecklikrieg " the insurgent Nidwaldner against the government troops of the Helvetic central government won a battle.

Since 2005 there has been a wind turbine on the Rengg in Feldmoos ; Another system was installed in 2011 ( Feldmoos / Rengg wind farm ).

Web links

Commons : bottleneck  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• WindPower AG , builder of the wind turbine on the Rengg / Feldmoos

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jürg Stüssi-Lauterburg : Stecklikrieg. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
2. ↑ WindPower AG wind power plant