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Mueterschwanderberg (also ''Mueterschwandenberg'') is a ridge forming the southern shore of
Alpnachersee
Lake Lucerne (, literally 'Lake of the four forested settlements' (in English usually translated as ''forest cantons''), , ) is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.
Geography
The lake has a complicated shape, ...
, just northwest of
Stanserhorn
The Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, located in the canton of Nidwalden near the border with Obwalden, with the peak at above sea level.
It is a popular tourist destination, which can be reached from the adjacent town of Stans by a fu ...
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 ...
,
Nidwalden
Canton of Nidwalden or Nidwald ( ; ; ; ) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven municipalities and the seat of the government and parliament is in Stans. It is traditionally considered a " half-canto ...
,
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
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 a dragonslayer.
The ...
.
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 was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
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