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Mueterschwanderberg (also ''Mueterschwandenberg'') is a ridge forming the southern shore of
Alpnachersee, just northwest of
Stanserhorn and west of the village of
Ennetmoos
Ennetmoos is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as ''Ennetmooss''.
The dragon in the municipality's coat of arms is ...
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Nidwalden
Nidwalden, also Nidwald (german: Kanton Nidwalden, ; rm, Chantun Sutsilvania; french: Canton de Nidwald; it, Canton Nidvaldo) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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Its peak is at an elevation of 860 m (some 425 m above the lake surface).
The peak is known as ''Drachenflue'' (''Drachenfluh''), with the ''Drachenloch'' cave nearby, named for the dragon which according to legend was slain here by
Heinrich von Winkelried
Heinrich von Winkelried (d. after 1303), known as ''Schrutan'' or ''Strut'' "the giant", was a medieval knight in what is now Central Switzerland.
As ''Strut von Winkelried'' he became the subject of a legend which makes him the slayer of a drago ...
.
Mueterschwanderberg is known for the historical artillery fortress built into the mountain, constructed during the Second World War, during 1941 to 1944.
''Mueterschwanderberg'' was the largest such fortress in Switzerland. It remained in service throughout the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
period.
Its decommission was decided in 1998, and it was dismantled in 2007.
Mountains of Switzerland
Mountains of Nidwalden
Forts in Switzerland
Fortifications of Switzerland built in the 20th century
Mountains of the Alps
20th-century architecture in Switzerland