Küssnacht: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Küssnacht is the setting for Klausjagen on St Nicholas Day, an annual tradition that attracts around 20,000 visitors. For travellers who wish to place a recurring local tradition at the centre of their trip, this event offers a specific cultural point of reference.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Küssnacht.

The Küssnacht district comprises the localities of Küssnacht, Immensee and Merlischachen, the hamlet of Haltikon and Seebodenalp; Rigi lies within the district.

Landscape

The district lies at the foot of Rigi and on Lake Lucerne and Lake Zug; there are lakeside promenades in the surrounding area.

Culture and History

Named examples of heritage and tradition in the district include the Hohle Gasse and Swiss-Chalet Merlischachen.

Küssnacht has a historic village quarter with traditional wooden houses, the Unterdorf and two town halls by the lake.

Geographical Setting

Named points in the surrounding area include Rigi Scheidegg, approximately 8.7 km southeast of the centre of Küssnacht district, and Rigi Hochflue, approximately 12.2 km southeast. Further afield, Wartensee Castle lies around 20.8 km to the west; the named mountain points Stollen and Musenalper Grat lie approximately 16.7 km and 17.0 km to the south, respectively. The Männedorf otter enclosure is around 27.0 km to the northeast. Muotathal Abbey lies around 27.1 km to the southeast, while the Church of St Margrete is approximately 24.9 km to the west. The distances given are approximate straight-line distances from the centre of Küssnacht district. For travellers who wish to situate the landscape area using named mountain points, Rigi Scheidegg and Rigi Hochflue are specific points of reference.

Activities

The area around Küssnacht has a pre-Alpine network of hiking and cycling routes.

The Waldstätterweg begins in Küssnacht am Rigi and offers views of Lake Küssnacht, Rigi and the peaks of Central Switzerland.

Küssnacht am Rigi is home to a lakeside 12-hole miniature golf course with a bistro.

Visitor Information

HohlgassLand Tourism provides visitor information for the district’s three villages and operates a boat rental service in cooperation with WAR-Werft.

If you would like to include further destinations in your selection, you can also compare the pages for March, Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Höfe and Gersau.

To the higher-level travel overview: Schwyz.