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Rothenthurm Railway Station
Rothenthurm railway station (german: Bahnhof Rothenthurm) is a railway station in Rothenthurm, in the Swiss canton of Schwyz. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau line of Südostbahn. Services The following services stop at Rothenthurm: * ''Voralpen-Express'': hourly service between Lucerne and St. Gallen. * Lucerne S-Bahn : hourly service between Arth-Goldau and Biberbrugg Biberbrugg is a Municipalities of Switzerland, village in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Schwyz (canton), Schwyz in Switzerland. Biberbrugg is shared by the municipalities of Einsiedeln in the Einsiedeln (district), district of Einsiedeln a .... References External links * * {{SBB web, 3282, rothenthurm Railway stations in the canton of Schwyz Südostbahn stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothenthurm
Rothenthurm is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History The French invasion of Switzerland in 1798 brought about a swift end of the Ancien Régime. The French victories against the larger cities of the swiss plateau led to the creation of the French supported Helvetic Republic on 12 April 1798. Following the declaration of the Republic, the Cantons of Uri, Schwyz and Nidwalden rejected it and raised an army to fight the French. Under Alois von Reding they were able to raise about 10,000 men. This army was deployed along the defensive line from Napf to Rapperswil. General Reding besieged French controlled Lucerne and marched across the Brünig pass into the Berner Oberland to support the armies of Berne. At the same time, the French General Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg marched out of occupied Zürich to attack Zug, Lucerne and the Sattel pass. Even though the Reding's army won victories at Rothenthurm and Morgarten, Schauenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
