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10-Sep-2019

Küssnacht (View from Mount Rigi)

Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a village and a district and a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality consists of three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden. It is situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi (1,797 m (5,896 ft)). Küssnacht is first mentioned around 840 as in Chussenacho though this is from an 11th Century copy of the original document. In 1179 it was mentioned as Chussenacho.
In 1424 Küssnacht became a district of the Canton of Schwyz.According to the legend of Wilhelm Tell, the hero shot the Austrian bailiff Gessler at the Hohle Gasse near the Gesslerburg with his crossbow:

Here through this deep defile he needs must pass; there leads no other road to Küssnacht.
— Friedrich Schiller, William Tell

On August 29, 1935, Queen Astrid of the Belgians was killed here in a road accident. A memorial chapel ("Königin-Astrid-Kapelle") was built at the accident scene. On March 4, 1989, the chapel was demolished by youths, to be restored later that year.

Canon EOS 70D
1/500s f/10.0 at 109.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Sep-2019 12:16:23
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 70D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length109 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (4)
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Julie Oldfield24-Dec-2019 01:22
That’s amazing. V
Pierre23-Dec-2019 12:29
Une très jolie vue de ces villages et un magnifique cadrage! V
Helen Betts22-Dec-2019 18:41
Almost like a view from an airplane, well taken! V.
Marcia Colelli22-Dec-2019 17:11
Very beautiful perspective capture of this wonderful scene. V
Walter Otto Koenig22-Dec-2019 16:28
Very nice view through the clouds. "V"
Jim Coffman22-Dec-2019 16:15
Fantastic image from your vantage point!
Claude Gagnon22-Dec-2019 15:28
Wonderful shot through these clouds :))
Pierre Martin22-Dec-2019 15:23
that view from that height give a beautiful perspective, great shot!
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