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Nature and landscape

Reussspitz

Hünenberg · 388 m above sea level

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

Reussspitz
Photo: Buendia22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Photo · CC BY-SA 4.0

At the Reussspitz, the Lorze flows into the Reuss. The flat floodplain is a nature reserve and is classified as an amphibian breeding site of national importance; the last section of the Lorze is listed in the Federal Inventory of Landscapes (BLN).

Facts

  • Nature reserve
  • Amphibian breeding site of national importance «Rüss-Spitz»
  • Banks of the Lorze and Reuss classified as a floodplain of national importance

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More information

Coordinates (LV95): 2,673,686 / 1,232,155

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.