Brunnen
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For town in Bavaria, see Brunnen, Bavaria.
Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl (Canton of Schwyz), at 46°59′44″N 8°36′17″E / 46.99556°N 8.60472°ECoordinates: 46°59′44″N 8°36′17″E / 46.99556°N 8.60472°E.
Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps.
Winston Churchill spent his honeymoon in Brunnen.
On 31 December 1998, Hillary Clinton visited Brunnen. She arrived from the Lake Lucerne and drove in a car to the railway station.
[edit] People
- Ugo Rondinone, a Swiss artist, was born in Brunnen
- Maria Theresia Scherer, nun of the convent Ingenbohl died in Brunnen
- Othmar Schoeck, a Swiss composer was born in Brunnen
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[edit] External links
- www.brunnen.ch - Portal of the municipality of Ingenbohl-Brunnen
- Brunnen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Brunnen Tourist Office
