Küssnacht

Küssnacht
Location of Küssnacht
Küssnacht
Küssnacht
Coordinates: 47°04′59″N 8°26′18″E / 47.08306°N 8.43833°E / 47.08306; 8.43833
CountrySwitzerland
CantonSchwyz
DistrictKüssnacht
Government
 • MayorBezirksammann
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
 • Density373.8/km2 (968.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
6403
SFOS number1331
ISO 3166 codeCH-SZ
LocalitiesKüssnacht SZ, Immensee, Merlischachen
Surrounded byGreppen, Meggen, Adligenswil, Udligenswil, Meierskappel, Risch, Walchwil and Arth
Twin townsKüssaberg (Germany), Zduny (Poland)
Websitewww.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).