Sonnenberg (Kriens)
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 Sonnenberg, in the foreground Kriens |
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| height | 800 m above sea level M. | |
| location | Canton of Lucerne , Switzerland | |
| Dominance | 1.5 km → Blatterberg | |
| Notch height | 243 m ↓ Obernau | |
| Coordinates | 662 776 / 210535 | |
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 Station of the Sonnenbergbahn in Kriens |
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The Sonnenberg is a hiking and recreation area in the Swiss canton of Lucerne between Kriens and Lucerne . The highest point is unnamed and lies at an altitude of about 800 m above sea level. M. at the western end of the Sonnenberg. The highest trigonometric point is on the central meadow dome called Chrüzhöchi at 775.7 m above sea level. M.
Sports facilities
There are several easy hiking routes for walkers and hikers. A Vita course is available for athletes , and bikers will find asphalt roads on the lower Sonnenberg, but mostly good gravel roads further up.
Historic mountain railway
In 1902 the Sonnenbergbahn (KSB) started operating in Kriens. The funicular, which does not operate all year round, has been preserved in its original state to this day (as of 2011).
Water reservoir
There are several water reservoirs in the Sonnenberg to supply the city of Lucerne and the surrounding area with drinking water. The water reservoirs are fed with spring water from the Pilatus (mountain) region .
Coal mine
In the thirties of the 19th century. hard coal was discovered on the Sonnenberg and from March 1839 commercial mining began with varying degrees of success and intensity. The mining was intensified especially during the two world wars. During the First World War , the Gustav Weinmann company had already driven numerous tunnels into the mountain and mined almost 8,000 tonnes of poor quality coal in 10-hour shifts of 40–50 miners . During the Second World War , Fuga AG Luzern made a significant contribution to the coal supply in Switzerland with a total production of over 20,000 tons. The main buyers of the Sonnenberg coal included industrial companies in the region such as the iron works of Moos and the Perlen paper mill and the Kriens-based Spinnerei Schappe and the Bell machine works.
Tunnel and civil defense system
The Sonnenberg tunnel runs through the mountain under the eastern part of the mountain in the Gigeliwald , Gütschwald and Gütsch areas . The A2 motorway runs through this . There is also the former Sonnenberg civil defense system , which was one of the largest civil defense systems in the world.
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Web links
- Sonnenberg experience , website of the Sonnenbergbahn AG
Individual evidence
- ↑ surviving underground site of the former Sonnenberg civil defense system