The Rigi (or Mount Rigi ; also known as Queen of the Mountains ) is a mountain massif of the Alps , located in Central Switzerland . The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne , Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz . The range is in the Schwyzer Alps , and is split between the cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne , although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm , at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel , established in 1816, is located on the summit.
16-495: The Rigi Kulm and other areas, such as the resort of Rigi Kaltbad , are served by Europe's oldest mountain railways, the Rigi Railways . The whole area offers many activities such as skiing or sledging in the winter, and hiking in the summer. The name Rigi is from Swiss Old High German *rigî "horizontal stratification, strip, band", from OHG rîhan "gird; pleat, string", cf. OHG rîga " row , stripe, furrow", after
32-533: A downhill road in Wellington , New Zealand , is named for the mountain and for many years was used as a main thoroughfare for coach riders. On 9 July 1868, during a three-week tour through Switzerland, Gerard Manley Hopkins ascended Rigi-Kulm, the highest peak of the Rigi massif: "From Lucerne by steamer to Küssnacht , thence walk across to Immensee , thence by steamer over lake of Zug to Arth , whence up
48-451: A variety of well-maintained walking trails or mountain hikes where visitors can have a panoramic view of 150 km (93 mi) from various marked points. There are also numerous public grilling stations located near the hiking trails. Rigi is also a destination for people practising winter sports and other winter recreation activities. Rigi has been featured in many works of art, including both paintings and literary publications. Perhaps
64-424: Is 6.7 kilometres (4 mi) in length and includes a tunnel and several bridges, is a rail trail that serves in summer as a panoramic footpath, and in winter for cross country skiing . [REDACTED] Media related to Rigi Kaltbad at Wikimedia Commons 47°02′39″N 8°28′00″E / 47.04417°N 8.46667°E / 47.04417; 8.46667 This Canton of Lucerne location article
80-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rigi The Rigi (or Mount Rigi ; also known as Queen of the Mountains ) is a mountain massif of the Alps , located in Central Switzerland . The whole massif is almost entirely surrounded by the water of three different bodies of water: Lake Lucerne , Lake Zug and Lake Lauerz . The range is in the Schwyzer Alps , and is split between
96-567: Is part of the municipality of Weggis. Rigi Kaltbad is located on the flanks of the Rigi and is connected to Vitznau by the Rigi Railways . It is also connected to Weggis by a cable car. Rigi Kaltbad was also the terminus of the Rigi–Scheidegg railway , a contour-following panoramic rail line that connected it to the Scheidegg summit between 1875 and 1931. Today the line's trackbed, which
112-698: The 19th century, many authors repeated either rigidus or regina as the name's supposed origin. The two possibilities were also adduced as explanation of the name's grammatical gender alternating between masculine and feminine. Brandstetter ( Die Rigi , 1914) finally discredited these interpretations and established the origin in Old High German rîga (whence modern German Reihe, Reigen ; cognate with English row ). There are multiple public transport options available to ascend Mount Rigi: Mount Rigi offers an area for recreation and sports measuring approximately 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) offering
128-720: The Rigi." Geologically, the Rigi is not a part of the Alps , and belongs instead to the Swiss plateau . It is mostly composed of molasse and other conglomerate , as opposed to the Bündner schist and flysch of the Alps. Rigi Kaltbad Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps , located in the canton of Lucerne . The resort sits on a sunny terrace at an elevation of 1,433 metres (4,701 ft), overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland . The locality
144-440: The cantons of Schwyz and Lucerne , although the main summit, named Rigi Kulm , at 1,797 meters above sea level, lies within the canton of Schwyz. The Rigi Kulm Hotel , established in 1816, is located on the summit. The Rigi Kulm and other areas, such as the resort of Rigi Kaltbad , are served by Europe's oldest mountain railways, the Rigi Railways . The whole area offers many activities such as skiing or sledging in
160-611: The hiking trails. Rigi is also a destination for people practising winter sports and other winter recreation activities. Rigi has been featured in many works of art, including both paintings and literary publications. Perhaps the most famous paintings of the Rigi were a series by J. M. W. Turner , including The Blue Rigi, Sunrise , several of which are in the collection of the Tate Britain art gallery in London . Mark Twain also visited Rigi during his tour of Central Europe in
176-538: The horizontal rock ledges and grass strips surrounding the mountain from west to east. The name is first recorded in 1350 as Riginun . The name was interpreted as Regina montium "queen of mountains" by Albrecht von Bonstetten (1479), who however gives Rigena as alternative form. Bonstetten's interpretation as Regina was influential in the 17th century, and was still repeated in 18th-century travelogues. Karl Zay ( Goldau und seine Gegend , 1807) criticized this latinization, arguing for mons rigidus instead. Later in
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#1732773048635192-591: The late 1870s, and wrote about his travels in chapter 28 of his A Tramp Abroad . There is a Catskills resort called the Rigi ;Kulm in Abraham Cahan 's novel The Rise of David Levinsky (1917). The Rigi, a downhill road in Wellington , New Zealand , is named for the mountain and for many years was used as a main thoroughfare for coach riders. On 9 July 1868, during a three-week tour through Switzerland, Gerard Manley Hopkins ascended Rigi-Kulm,
208-486: The most famous paintings of the Rigi were a series by J. M. W. Turner , including The Blue Rigi, Sunrise , several of which are in the collection of the Tate Britain art gallery in London . Mark Twain also visited Rigi during his tour of Central Europe in the late 1870s, and wrote about his travels in chapter 28 of his A Tramp Abroad . There is a Catskills resort called the Rigi Kulm in Abraham Cahan 's novel The Rise of David Levinsky (1917). The Rigi,
224-532: The origin in Old High German rîga (whence modern German Reihe, Reigen ; cognate with English row ). There are multiple public transport options available to ascend Mount Rigi: Mount Rigi offers an area for recreation and sports measuring approximately 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) offering a variety of well-maintained walking trails or mountain hikes where visitors can have a panoramic view of 150 km (93 mi) from various marked points. There are also numerous public grilling stations located near
240-555: The winter, and hiking in the summer. The name Rigi is from Swiss Old High German *rigî "horizontal stratification, strip, band", from OHG rîhan "gird; pleat, string", cf. OHG rîga " row , stripe, furrow", after the horizontal rock ledges and grass strips surrounding the mountain from west to east. The name is first recorded in 1350 as Riginun . The name was interpreted as Regina montium "queen of mountains" by Albrecht von Bonstetten (1479), who however gives Rigena as alternative form. Bonstetten's interpretation as Regina
256-529: Was influential in the 17th century, and was still repeated in 18th-century travelogues. Karl Zay ( Goldau und seine Gegend , 1807) criticized this latinization, arguing for mons rigidus instead. Later in the 19th century, many authors repeated either rigidus or regina as the name's supposed origin. The two possibilities were also adduced as explanation of the name's grammatical gender alternating between masculine and feminine. Brandstetter ( Die Rigi , 1914) finally discredited these interpretations and established
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