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35-499: The pass is crossed by the Zentralbahn 's Brünig railway line , between Lucerne and Interlaken , and that line's Brünig-Hasliberg station is situated in the pass. The pass is also crossed by the A8 motorway , between Lucerne and Spiez . Both rail and road crossings are normally kept open throughout the winter. The pass is the starting or finishing point of many hikes. Particularly popular

70-463: A Fachhochschule ). Wolfenschiessen is a mixed agro-industrial community, a municipality where agriculture and manufacturing play a significant role in the economy. As of  2014 , there were a total of 870 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 229 people worked in 86 businesses in the primary economic sector . The secondary sector employed 267 workers in 31 separate businesses, of which 6 were small businesses that employed

105-528: A cable car provides access to the Bannalpsee . Many other cable cars provide access to higher dwellings, farms, and tourist destinations on both sides of the valley. On the Alpine pasture of Ober Trüebsee one finds the lake called Trüebsee (lit.: "dull lake"). At its uttermost east end is also the place of an intermediate stop ( Trübsee , Germanized without 'e') on the cable car system that links Engelberg and

140-462: A dual gauge configuration with the metre gauge tracks of the Brünig line. Since the merger several major projects have been undertaken. In 2010, the 4,043 m (13,264 ft) Grafenort to Engelberg tunnel was constructed to replace the very steep final approach to Engelberg. Whilst still rack operated, the tunnel has a maximum gradient of 10.5% as opposed to 25%. In late 2012, a new tunnel route

175-474: A civil partnership, 91 widows or widowers, and 86 divorced residents. In 2015 there were 819 private households in Wolfenschiessen with an average household size of 2.59 persons. In 2015 about 41.4% of all buildings in the municipality were single-family homes, which is greater than the percentage in the canton (35.5%) but is much less than the percentage nationally (57.4%). Of the 416 inhabited buildings in

210-510: A land record from around 1160 mentions two fields at Wolfenschiessen . During the 12th century the farm and fields of Wolfenschiessen were owned by the Benedictine Muri Abbey . In the 13th and 14th centuries the lands were gradually transferred to Murbach-Lucerne and Engelberg Abbeys . Between the 12th and 13th centuries, the von Wolfenschiessen family were, probably, raised from farming to minor nobility and appointed to administer

245-400: A total of 162 employees. Finally, the tertiary sector provided 374 jobs in 91 businesses. In 2015 a total of 2.4% of the population received social assistance. In 2011 the unemployment rate in the municipality was 0.8%. In 2015 local hotels had a total of 22,642 overnight stays, of which 33.5% were international visitors. In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal, and church tax rate in

280-449: Is Niederrickenbach station, a request stop, to the north. The former Dörfli station to the south was closed in 2013. The hourly InterRegio service between Luzern and Engelberg stops at both stations, while the half hourly S4 service from Luzern terminates at Wolfenschiessen. A Swiss PostBus service within the municipality links the villages of Wolfenschiessen and Oberrickenbach, with eight services per day. From Oberrickenbach,

315-783: Is a Swiss railway company that owns and operates two connecting railway lines in Central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland . It was created on January 1, 2005, with the acquisition of the independently owned Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line , and the Brünig line of the Swiss Federal Railways . The company has its headquarters in Stansstad . The railway owns the infrastructure of the 74 km (46 mi) long inter-regional Brünig line , which links Lucerne and Interlaken over

350-471: Is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland . Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen , Büren ob dem Bach , Dörfli , and Oberrickenbach , together with a large area of high alpine land, mountains, lakes, and glaciers. Wolfenschiessen was first mentioned around 1200 as Wolvinscizin though a 14th-century copy of

385-430: Is fields and grasslands and 3,006 ha (7,430 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1980/81 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 130 ha (320 acres). Over the same period, the amount of forested land has increased by 50 ha (120 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 128 ha (320 acres) in the municipality. Wolfenschiessen has a population (as of December 2020 ) of 2,115. As of 2015 , 10.8% of

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420-522: Is the route to or from the Brienzer Rothorn , which is accessible by rail at both ends. The pass was on a general transport route with the southern Grimsel and Gries passes connecting central Switzerland with present-day Italian Domodossola . It is assumed the route was in use since Roman times , when the Romans controlled Vindonissa . In 1339 the warriors of central Switzerland marched towards

455-440: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 25.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 61 ha (150 acres) or about 0.7% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 16 ha (40 acres) over the 1980/81 amount. Of the agricultural land, 9 ha (22 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 959 ha (2,370 acres)

490-602: The Battle of Laupen over the Brünig pass. In 1383, warriors of Lucerne, Schwyz and Uri among others crossed over the Brünig pass to support the Bernse troops in the siege of Burgdorf . In 1856 the Federal funds led to the construction of a street over the pass. In 1861 the road was completed and inaugurated. In the 19th century and before the inauguration of the Brünig railway, up to 120 private carriages and post wagons shall have crossed

525-656: The Brünig Pass , and the 25 km (16 mi) long Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line from Hergiswil , on the Brünig line some 9 km (5.6 mi) out of Lucerne, to Engelberg . Both lines are built to the 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3 + 3 ⁄ 8  in ) metre gauge , and use rack railway technology to climb their steepest gradients, although most of both lines uses conventional adhesion. The railway operates two hourly InterRegio express services, one between Lucerne and Interlaken, and one between Lucerne and Engelberg. It also operates two half-hourly services of

560-645: The Jura–Simplon Railway (JS) in 1891, and the JS became part of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1903. The SBB opened the last section of the line, from Brienz to Interlaken in 1916. As constructed, the line was operated by steam locomotives , and used the Riggenbach rack system to overcome gradients of up to 12% on the approaches to each side of the Brünig Pass. The line was electrified in 1941 and 1942, using

595-602: The Lucerne S-Bahn , the S4 between Lucerne and Wolfenschiessen and the S5 between Lucerne and Giswil . During the rush hour, there are additional trains named S41, S44 and S55. At the Interlaken end of the line, an hourly Regio service is operated as far as Meiringen . Only the two InterRegio services traverse the company's rack sections and require rack equipped stock. The two lines of

630-472: The parish church in Stans . The village received its own priest in 1438 and in 1469 became an independent parish . During the 14th through 16th centuries several other hamlets developed around Wolfenschiessen. The municipality's coat of arms is Azure, a Wolf rampant Argent pierced by an Arrow in bend sinister Or . This is an example of canting where the name of the municipality is translated or represented on

665-555: The Brünig line, the StEB line was electrified from its opening, using a three-phase alternating current overhead line supply. It also used the Riggenbach rack system on its final approaches to Engelberg, but with a very steep maximum gradient of 25%. In 1960 work started on connecting the Engelberg line to the Swiss railway network by constructing a new line between Stansstad and Hergiswil on

700-465: The Brünig line. This involved constructing a bridge over the narrow Alpnachersee arm of Lake Lucerne , followed by the Lopper II tunnel , under a shoulder of Mount Pilatus . In order to allow Engelberg trains to run over the Brünig line into Lucerne, the whole railway was converted to the same electrical system ( 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC ), and new rolling stock acquired. The line reopened in 1964, and

735-578: The SBB, and as a result 2/3 of its shares are now owned by SBB. The LSE was subsequently renamed the Zentralbahn to reflect its much larger scale of operation. At the end of 2009, the Zentralbahn took over the operation of the 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) ( standard gauge ) tracks of the Kriens-Luzern-Bahn between Lucerne and Horw . Most of these tracks were already laid in

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770-674: The SVP received 57.2%, while the FDP got 29.7% and the GPS received the remaining 13.1%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 89.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the local, small right-wing parties (10.7%) and the SPS (0.1%). In Wolfenschiessen about 58.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

805-573: The Zentralbahn have quite distinct histories. The Brünig line was constructed in incremental stages between 1888 and 1916. The first stages, over the Brünig Pass between Brienz and Alpnachstad were opened by the Jura–Bern–Lucerne Railway (JBL), who also extended the line from Alpnachstad to Lucerne , giving connections to the rest of the Swiss railway network . Subsequently, the JBL became part of

840-411: The coat of arms. In this case, Wolfenschiessen means "to shoot the wolf." Wolfenschiessen encompasses both sides of the deep valley of the river Engelberger Aa downstream of Engelberg , with high alpine areas encircling Engelberg to the north, west, and south. The settlements of Wolfenschiessen, Büren ob dem Bach and Dörfli lie in the valley, whilst Altzellen and Oberrickenbach are on higher ground to

875-579: The east. The lake Bannalpsee lies above Oberrickenbach to the north of Engelberg, while the Trüebsee is on high ground to the south of Engelberg. The southernmost part of the municipality reaches high up the flank of the Titlis , including part of the Titlis Glacier ( Titlisgletscher ). Wolfenschiessen has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 92.7 km (35.79 sq mi). Of this area, about 39.6%

910-502: The gender distribution of the population was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The historical population is given in the following chart: In the 2015 federal election the only major party which ran in Nidwalden was the SVP which received 88.7% of the vote in Wolfenschiessen. In the federal election, a total of 901 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 58.1%. In the 2011 federal election

945-402: The monastery’s estates at Wolfenschiessen. They built a tower in the center of the village from which they administered and ruled over the village and farms. The family eventually grew to local prominence, before losing most of their wealth and status in the 15th century and dying out at the beginning of the 17th century. A village church was built by 1277 but was initially a filial church of

980-418: The municipality for a couple with two children making SFr  80,000 was 3.8% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 13.5%, both of which are much higher than the average for the canton. The canton has a slightly lower than average tax rate for those making SFr 80,000 and one of the lowest for those making SFr 150,000. In 2013 the average income in the municipality per taxpayer

1015-522: The municipality, in 2000, about 39.9% were single family homes and 26.2% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 31.5% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 15.1% were built between 1991 and 2000. In 2014 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 2.37. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2016 , was 1.71%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (93.6%), with Albanian being second most common (2.7%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.4%). As of 2008

1050-644: The owning company changed its name to the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg Railway (LSE). For 40 years, the ownership structure of the two lines remained unchanged, with LSE owned trains running over SBB owned tracks between Hergiswil and Lucerne. However, in June 2004, the Swiss Federal Council empowered the SBB to transfer the Brünig line to the LSE with effect from January 2005. In return the LSE issued shares to

1085-461: The pass. The pass is the subject of a watercolour painting by J. M. W. Turner , entitled The Brunig Pass, from Meiringen , and dating from c.1847-8. [REDACTED] Media related to Brünig Pass at Wikimedia Commons This Canton of Bern location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Obwalden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zentralbahn The Zentralbahn

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1120-514: The population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 5 years (2010-2015) the population has changed at a rate of 7.13%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2015, was 14.1, while the death rate was 4.7 per thousand residents. As of 2015 , children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 24.4% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) are 60.6% of the population, and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.0%. In 2015 there were 1,019 single residents, 952 people who were married or in

1155-423: The standard Swiss main line system of 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line . The rack sections were retained. The major part of the line to Engelberg was constructed by Stansstad–Engelberg Railway (StEB) and opened in 1898. The line ran from Stansstad to Engelberg and, like the Brünig line in its early days, relied on steamship connections with the rest of the Swiss railway network. Unlike

1190-496: Was SFr 63,647 and the per person average was SFr 22,569, which is less than the cantonal average of SFr 98,342 and SFr 46,206 respectively. It is also less than the national per taxpayer average of SFr 82,682 and the per person average of SFr 35,825. The municipality of Wolfenschiessen is served by two railway stations on the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line. Besides Wolfenschiessen itself, there

1225-495: Was opened between Kriens Mattenhof station and the approaches to Lucerne station , on the stretch of the Brünig line also used by Engelberg trains. The tunnel replaces a less direct surface alignment, allowing the abolition of several congested level crossings and the provision of double track. A new station, Lucerne Allmend/Messe , built within the tunnel, serves the Swissporarena . Wolfenschiessen Wolfenschiessen

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