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Küsnacht / Dorf

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About Küsnacht / Dorf

Küsnacht / Dorf is worth a stop: 35km from Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee).

Küsnacht / Dorf is a town located in Switzerland. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Küsnacht / Dorf sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Küsnacht / Dorf to your route.

About Küsnacht / Dorf

The Kantonsschule Küsnacht (KKN), is a secondary school in the municipality of Küsnacht, Canton Zurich. From summer 2026, the school will have 650 students in 26 classes, up from 25 classes in 2025. It was founded in 1832 and is the oldest school for teacher-education in the canton as well as a very selective school.

Read more In 2009, the school was visited by around 510 students. The current head teacher is Corinne Elsener. The school offers a musisches Profil, with a strong focus on music, and a neusprachliches Profil, with the focus being on modern languages, such as Italian and Spanish. The Kantonsschule Küsnacht offers a lot of extra curricular activities for their students. People can learn dance, parkour and take classes to prepare the numerus clausus. Next to that the student have the possibility to brew beer in their fifth year at the Kantonsschule. The high school is also famous for making their own wine. Behind the main building is a big field with a lot of grapes and the student cut the grapes that will later be made into a local wine. The school was formerly known as Seminar Küsnacht.

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Where is Küsnacht / Dorf located?

Küsnacht / Dorf is located in Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.3178 latitude, 8.5830 longitude.

What is the population of Küsnacht / Dorf?

Küsnacht / Dorf has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Switzerland.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Europe
Country
Switzerland
Timezone
Coordinates
47.3178, 8.5830

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Switzerland

Police
117
Ambulance
144
Fire
118
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.

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Worth the detour from Küsnacht / Dorf

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Zürich Old Town & Lake

Switzerland's largest city blending a medieval old town with trendy districts, all set along the Limmat River and the shores of Lake Zürich.

7 km · about 10 min drive

landmark

Zürich Zoo

Progressive Swiss zoo known for its Masoala Rainforest hall, a massive indoor tropical ecosystem.

7 km · about 15 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Mount Rigi

The 'Queen of the Mountains' above Lake Lucerne, site of Europe's first mountain railway and offering sunrise panoramas over the Alps.

30 km · about 35 min drive

cafe

Ace Cafe Luzern

The first overseas outpost of London's legendary biker hangout, complete with diner, shop and event halls in Rothenburg near Lucerne: a magnet for petrolhead meets.

34 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Lion Monument

Mark Twain called it the most mournful piece of stone in the world: a dying lion carved into a cliff face commemorating Swiss Guards killed in the French Revolution.

35 km · about 40 min drive

natural wonder

Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee)

A stunningly shaped lake surrounded by mountains where Switzerland was founded, with paddle steamers and the Rütli meadow.

35 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Swiss Museum of Transport

Switzerland's most-visited museum featuring an extensive automobile collection alongside trains, planes, and spacecraft.

35 km · about 40 min drive

landmark

Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke)

Europe's oldest covered wooden bridge, built in 1333 across the Reuss River in Lucerne with 17th-century painted panels inside.

36 km · about 40 min drive

Driving roads near Küsnacht / Dorf

  • 30 kmMount RigiThe 'Queen of the Mountains' above Lake Lucerne, site of Europe's first mountain railway and offering sunrise panoramas over the Alps.
  • 40 kmAxenstrasseA spectacular cliff-hugging shore road blasted into the rock above Lake Lucerne between Brunnen and Fluelen, threading galleries and tunnels with constant views across the Uri arm of the lake.
  • 45 kmMount PilatusA jagged mountain above Lucerne reachable by the world's steepest cogwheel railway, steeped in dragon legends and offering 73-peak panoramas.
  • 54 kmKlausen PassA classic Swiss pass once used for hillclimb racing, winding through lush meadows beneath the towering Clariden glacier.
  • 66 kmSusten Pass ViewpointA pull-off on one of Switzerland's most beautiful passes with views of the Steingletscher glacier tumbling into a turquoise lake.
  • 66 kmSusten PassOne of Switzerland's finest driving roads, engineered in the 1940s, arcing over 2,224 m with a flowing surface, stone bridges, and close-up views of the Stein Glacier.

Driving in Switzerland

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.82/litre
Motorway tolls
None
Vignette
Required, around €42 for a short-stay sticker

When to drive here

April to October

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