Zugora

Monument and history

Bloodhound-Lenkwaffenstellung Gubel

Menzingen · 942 m above sea level

Translation This English text is a draft translation of the German original and has not been reviewed yet.

Between Gubel and Neuhof lies the former anti-aircraft missile site BL-64 «Bloodhound», in service from 1964 to 1999. The northern firing unit has been preserved, has been a listed monument since 2000 and can be visited on guided tours.

Facts

  • In service 1964–1999
  • Listed monument since 2000
  • On view: target illuminating radar, missile launchers, command bunker
  • Visits with a guided tour

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,686,832 / 1,223,754

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  • Terrain, relief, municipal boundaries, buildings and hiking trails: © swisstopo
  • Playgrounds and family places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); the derived database of places (JSON file to download) is also available under the ODbL.
  • Photos of the places of interest: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence with each photo.
  • Position of the sun after the NOAA formulas; shade values from swissSURFACE3D and swissALTI3D (calculated by the zug-family project).
  • Tips link to Zug Tourismus; only name and location are taken over.