Brunnen

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For the town in Bavaria, see Brunnen, Bavaria.

Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl (Canton of Schwyz), at 46°59′44″N, 8°36′17″E.

Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps.

Winston Churchill spent his honeymoon in Brunnen. On 31 December 1998, Hillary Clinton visited Brunnen. She arrived from the Lake Lucerne and drives with a car to the railway station.

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Othmar Schoeck, a Swiss composer was born in Brunnen
Maria Theresia Scherer, nun of the convent Ingenbohl died in Brunne

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