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Monument and history

Morgarten-Denkmal

Oberägeri · 751 m above sea level

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Morgarten monument
Photo: Schulerst, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 3.0

The monument, inaugurated in 1908, stands above Lake Aegeri about two kilometres north of the battlefield. It commemorates the Battle of Morgarten of 15 November 1315; every year on 15 November the Morgarten shooting competition takes place here.

Facts

  • Inaugurated in 1908
  • Battle of Morgarten on 15 November 1315
  • Morgarten shooting competition every year on 15 November
  • Boat landing stage «Morgarten Denkmal»

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,691,375 / 1,218,022

Sources and rights

  • 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.