X-Nico

unusual facts about Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line


Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line

A new station, Luzern Allmend/Messe, built within the tunnel, serves the Swissporarena.


2011 FIBA Asia Championship qualification

The 2011 Middle Asia qualifying tournament for ‘Stans’ section of the Middle Asia was held on July 31, 2011 in Navoiy, Uzbekistan.

Aba Dunner

After leaving school, Aba learned in yeshiva in Kapellen, Belgium, and then in Luzern, Switzerland, where studied under Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik, with whom he maintained contact throughout the remainder of his life.

Bannalpsee

The lake can be reached by a cable car from Oberrickenbach, which in turn is linked by post bus service to Wolfenschiessen station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line.

Birnbrot

They exist throughout Switzerland and popular variations include "Bündener Birnbrot" (from the Kanton Graubünden), "Glarner Birnbrot" (from the Kanton Glarus), "Toggenburger Birnbrot" (from Toggenburg (district) and "Luzerner Birnweggen" (from Luzern).

Cristian Ianu

Ianu suffered a serious leg injury in Luzern's 4-1 victory away at FC Basel which has ruled him out of much of the 2010-11 campaign.

DCT University Center – Switzerland

The campus is located in a modern hotel building in the village of Vitznau, situated within the international tourism region of Luzern and directly on the shores of Lake Lucerne.

Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster

Europa und die deutsche Frage : eine Deutung und ein Ausblick. Vita-Nova-Verlag, Luzern 1937, published by Plon in 1937 in Paris as L' Europe et la question allemande with a foreword from André Chaumeix; and in 1940-41 in New York and London as Europe and the German Question. from Sheed & Ward and Allen & Unwin respectively.

Gelson Fernandes

On 14 October 2006, Fernandes scored his first league goal for Sion in a 1–1 draw against Luzern.

Heinz Rehfuss

He made his debut in 1938 at the Städtebundtheater in Biel-Solothurn, as a choral singer and stage designer, and sang as a soloist in Luzern during the 1938-39 season.

Josi Meier

"Josi" Josephine Johanna Meier (born in Dagmersellen on 31 August 1926; died 4 November 2006 in Luzern) was the first women in the Swiss Parliament and had been called the "Grand Old Lady" of Swiss politics.

Maria-Rickenbach

The monastery is accessible only by cable car from Niederrickenbach Station on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line.

Marshall Godschalk

They finished at a fourth position at the Luzern Rowing World Cup and rowed to the sixth position at the World Championships in Eton, where Van Gool was replaced by Gerard Harenberg.

Nabto

They co-founded the community with Alexandra Instituttet A/S, ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, Copenhagen Business School, Dunavnet D.O.O., Easy Global Market SAS, ESP Central Limited, Grundfos, Hildebrand Technology Limited, ICT Technology Network Institute, iHomeLab – Hochschule Luzern T&A, Institute for Information Industry, Mandat International, Nabto and University of Surrey.

Niele Toroni

Toroni's works are part of major collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Strasbourg; the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin; the Kunstmuseum Luzern; Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich.

RABe 520

It was first designed for the Seetalbahn line between Lenzburg and Luzern, and was also used on lines from and to both locations.

Ruth Volgl Cardoso

She played in five World Chess Olympiads, playing first board for the Brazilian team each time: in Skopje 1972, Medellín 1974, Buenos Aires 1976, La Valletta 1980, and Luzern 1982.

Stans

He converted the Convent of St. Klara (built in 1621-1625) into a school for the children.

Stefan Frei

Stefan is second-cousin to the recently retired captain of, and all-time leading scorer for, the Swiss national football team, Alexander Frei, an accomplished striker twice voted Swiss player of the year, who used to play for Axpo Super League club FC Basel and is now the sports director for FC Luzern.

Valerio Olgiati

VALERIO OLGIATI, edited by Laurent Stalder, Texts by Mario Carpo, Bruno Reichlin and Laurent Stalder, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln 2008 (1st Edition) / Quart Verlag, Luzern 2010 (2nd edition); German: ISBN 978-3-03761-031-2, English: ISBN 978-3-03761-030-5, 192 pages

Yann Sommer

He made his Super League debut for Vaduz on 20 July 2008 in the 2:1 away win against Luzern.


see also