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Municipality in Obwalden, Switzerland
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Engelberg is a village resort in Central Switzerland. It has been popular with visitors as a major mountain resort in Central Switzerland. Engelberg is visited today as much for skiing for its Alpine character. It is popular for both summer and winter tourism. The nearest large city is Lucerne.
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Kloster Engelberg
It used to be in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels and occupies a commanding position at the head of the Nidwalden Valley. Since 1851, there exists the Boarding School of the Abbey Engelberg.
Schaukäserei
See how cheese is made and buy some, if you like.
Valley museum Engelberg
The valley museum is a local museum in the landmarked Wappenhaus (Coat of arms house). All types of devoational objects related to the village and region can be seen here.
3238 m mountain
A pedestrian bridge along the cliff of Mount Titlis.
72 km, 19 lifts
While it's called Titlis ski area, it does not only include the cable cars around Titlis, but also the two other areas around Engelberg.
By train
The station of Engelberg is at the end of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg railway line. Trains run hourly from Lucerne (45 min) via Stans (30 min).
By car
Take the Motorway A2 (Basel-Gotthard) and exit at Stans-Süd. From there take the main road in direction of Engelberg.
By cable cars
Cable cars are especially popular when visiting Mount Titlis. Apart from Titlis, visitors to Brunni and Fürenalp too are accessible by cable cars.
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