Hohle Gasse: how to get there
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tours and events in the «Hohle Gasse»
tällerenweg 20 minute
walk
Gesslerburg
Old Mill «Knochenstampfi»
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Guided tours for groups
1 hour
languages:
German, English, French and Italian (one language per group)
price:
All inclusive price per group (maximum of 35 people)
Groups of more than 35 people must to book two guides.
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Travel Recommendations
Events
There is parking directly at the Hohle Gasse.
Public transport: bus number 22 every 30 minutes from the stops listed below, direct to
Hohle Gasse.
tell shoots the apple with a crossbow, incl. tour
duration:
approx. 2 hours
price:
all inclusive price per group (up to 30 people)
Each additional person SFr. 15.– (maximum 35 people)
CHF 450.–
he must come through this narrow lane...
program:
The last crossbow shot with William Tell
(including crossbow shooting and optional aperitif with white wine)
price:
All inclusive price per group (up to 30 people)
Each additional person SFr. 16.– (maximum 35 people)
Delicious white wine aperitif CHF. 15.– per person
Stops:
If you come via Küssnacht am Rigi
By ship ➞ Main square
By train ➞ Station
Contact
CHF 480.–
For further information and queries
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please contact us directly:
hohlgassland
Covered Picnic Area
Tourismus Küssnacht am Rigi
bookings:
Unterdorf 15
Picnic area without kitchen facilities up to 4 h CHF 50.–
CH-6403 Küssnacht am Rigi
over 4 h
CHF 80.–
Picnic area with kitchen facilities up to 4 h CHF 80.–
Telefon+41 41 850 33 30
(electricity, water, refrigerator)
over 4 h All prices are before 8% VAT
If you come via Immensee
By ship ➞ Village square
By train ➞ Post office
CHF 100.–
(+ CHF 50.– refundable deposit)
[email protected]
www.hohlgassland.ch
www.hohlegasse.ch
Hohle Gasse
The historical site between
Kussnacht am Rigi and Immensee
Par tner:
ideas for your day
welcome to the «Hohle Gasse»
experience the «Hohle Gasse»
In Küssnacht am Rigi and Immensee, you
... take the cablecar from Küssnacht to See-
might consider lunch at one of the many gar-
bodenalp at the northern side of the Rigi
den restaurants on the shore or in the village.
mountain. From Seebodenalp there are hikes
There are various excursions to choose from.
on well maintained and signposted paths. The
alpine flora is impressive, and the views over
the lake and mountains are guaranteed to
William Tell and Gessler
Impressions, Information
please to make your heart beat faster.
Choose from:
... a stroll to the Gesslerburg with an aperitif
The Hohle Gasse (a „narrow lane“) lies in the
The widening of the street in 1822-23 and ex-
The Foundation for the Protection of the Hohle
heart of Switzerland. This site of historical
tension work carried out for the opening of the
Gasse offers visitors accessible and impres-
significance links Küssnacht and Immensee.
Gotthard railway in 1882 – the Hohle Gasse
sive information. The stories and legends sur-
Originally the lane was part of the north/sou-
became the access to the Immensee station –
rounding the historic site can be
throute between Zürich and Gotthard.
brought about a profound change in its appea-
experienced directly.
rance. Fundraising by schoolchildren (1934) led
chapel erected
to the establishment of the Swiss Foundation
According to the „White book of Sarnen“, Wil-
for the Protection of the Hohle Gasse. This was
liam Tell shot the Habsburg Emperor’s bailiff
followed by the construction of an alternative
Gessler in the Hohle Gasse with an arrow.
access road 1937 which diverted motorised
Ägidius Tschudi (around 1530) tells us that a
traffic away from the newly restored Hohle
chapel was erected on the spot to commemo-
Gasse. The Foundation restored this powerful
rate the event and the chapel was completely
symbol of the mythological roots of Swiss
rebuilt in 1638. The William Tell chapel (de-
nationhood during 2004/2005 and has made it
dicated to St. Margaret and later the 14 Holy
accessible to wheelchair users. The
Helpers) was given an altarpiece by Caspar
renovation also included the construction of an
Wolf in 1760. In 1905 Hans Bachmann painted
information pavilion.
In the information pavilion at the Hohle Gasse
you can become part of the history surrounding William Tell. The animated display can be
enjoyed in five languages (German, English,
French, Italian, Spanish). There are five displays, each with its own theme.
The Hohle Gasse as an historic transport route,
early trading links, the importance of the region.
Central Switzerland’s view of the William Tell
story, the key moments in William Tell’s unusual life from his refusal to greet Gessler in
Altdorf through to the shooting of his enemy
in the Hohle Gasse.
William Tell in history, references in the chronicles, William Tell over the years, the importance
of the William Tell figure in Swiss history. William Tell as a figure in world literature; Goethe,
Schiller (world premiere of the play «William
Tell» in Weimar in 1804), Rossini.
The Foundation for the Protection of the Hohle
Gasse, the fight to save the Hohle Gasse
from through traffic, Swiss schoolchildren as
owners of the commemorative site.
in the old bone mill. Aperitif with local white
… Glacier landscape Seebodenalp. On the See-
wine and cheese from HohlgassLand. There
bodenalp above Küssnacht am Rigi there is a
are a barbecue spots in the Hohle Gasse near
new information trail. Traces of the ice age in
the Gesslerburg.
the region are explained on 15 information
boards.
… explore Immensee – Küssnacht – Greppen
on foot. The Lehnenweg route on the Rigi
... or visit the rope park for an aerial adven-
mountain starts at the Hohle Gasse. As you
ture. The Seilpark Rigi is laid out in a site of
wander south you enjoy a wonderful view of
approx 3.5 kilometres and offers 6 at different
the Vierwaldstättersee and the Zugersee lakes.
levels of difficulty. The ropeways provide an
adventure in a natural setting.
... a visit to the local museum in Küssnacht
and explore the lanes in the village.
Experience the «Hohle Gasse»
the death of Gessler on the façade and the death of William Tell in the Schächenbach inside
Welcome again to the «Hohle Gasse»
the chapel.
Further information: www.lakelucerne.ch
www.zugersee-schifffahrt.ch
www.sbb.ch