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4 unusual facts about Rickenbach


Bernard Fellay

After his ordination, he was named Bursar General of the SSPX and was stationed at Rickenbach, the headquarters of the SSPX in Switzerland.

Maria-Rickenbach

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

Niederrickenbach railway station

The station is adjacent to the lower station of the cable car, to the hamlet of Niederrickenbach and the convent of Maria-Rickenbach, from which it takes its name.

Türst

While Türst is said to be a ghost in Horw, he is known to be the leader of the wild hunt, who appears in a green hunting suit in Rickenbach.


Gustav Hegi

Gustav Hegi (13 November 1876 in Rickenbach, Canton of Zürich - 23 April 1932 in Goldbach, Canton of Zürich) was a Swiss botanist.

Sedus

Sedus is one of Europe’s major office furniture manufacturers, with production plants in both Dogern and Geseke, plus eight European subsidiaries in France (Paris), Italy (Cadorago), Spain (Madrid), Austria (Vienna), Great Britain (London), the Netherlands (Zoetermeer), Belgium (Wetteren) and Switzerland (Rickenbach).

SNECMA Atar 101

By September the team were housed at the Dornier factory at Rickenbach near Lindau on Lake Constance and had largely completed design of the ATAR 101 by October 1945.

Sursee District

On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Neudorf merged into the municipality of Beromünster and the former municipality of Pfeffikon merged into the municipality of Rickenbach.


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