Küssnacht
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Location of Küssnacht | |
Küssnacht Küssnacht | |
| Coordinates: 47°04′59″N 8°26′18″E / 47.08306°N 8.43833°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Schwyz |
| District | Küssnacht |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bezirksammann Michael Fuchs |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.20 km2 (13.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Hauptplatz, Küssnacht) | 441 m (1,447 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 13,531 |
| • Density | 373.8/km2 (968.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6403 |
| SFOS number | 1331 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-SZ |
| Localities | Küssnacht SZ, Immensee, Merlischachen |
| Surrounded by | Greppen, Meggen, Adligenswil, Udligenswil, Meierskappel, Risch, Walchwil and Arth |
| Twin towns | Küssaberg (Germany), Zduny (Poland) |
| Website | www.kuessnacht.ch |
Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a village, municipality and district in the canton of Schwyz in central Switzerland. The municipality consists of the 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 or 5,896 ft).