Emmetten: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Stollen, Oberbauenstock and Schwalmisgaden lie in the immediate vicinity of Emmetten; together with Niderbauen Chulm, Oberbauenstock is one of the prominent features of the local mountain landscape above and around the village. These specific landscape references provide a point of interest for travellers interested in the area surrounding the village.

Renting a holiday apartment in Emmetten can be part of your travel planning.

Nature

The Musenalper Grat ridge lies in the wider area around Emmetten.

Emmetten is situated on an elevated pre-Alpine terrace above the southern shore of Lake Lucerne; the municipality extends from the lakeshore to the summit of Schwalmis.

Geographical Setting

Emmetten is part of the Klewenalp–Lake Lucerne recreational area. The village is located in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, on the Beckenried–Seelisberg cantonal road.

History

Emmetten has a documented historical connection to Engelberg Abbey: the name appears in a document issued by the abbey in 1150, and a person named Cunrat von Emmetten is recorded in 1275. For visitors interested in cultural history, this documented trace provides a specific point of interest.

Local tradition connects Emmetten's early settlement history with Ryters Wiese, the Brennwald and the veneration of St. James.

Orientation

Visitor services for Emmetten are provided by the local tourism association and the regional Klewenalp tourism organisation.

If you would then like to compare other places, you can find Buochs, Hergiswil, Ennetbürgen, Dallenwil, Beckenried, Wolfenschiessen, Stansstad and Ennetmoos here.

For the overarching travel overview: Nidwalden.