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Team, Place & City Details

HC Kriens-Luzern

HC Kriens-Luzern is a Swiss handball team located in Kriens, Luzern. Their home matches are played in the Krauerhalle which has a capacity of 1,300.

Kriens
Kriens

Kriens is a city and a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality lies at the foot of the mountain Pilatus, and is a western suburb of Lucerne.

Kriens Mattenhof railway station
Kriens Mattenhof railway station

Kriens Mattenhof is a Swiss railway station in the municipality of Kriens in the canton of Lucerne. It is on the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn railway company, which links Lucerne and Interlaken, and is also used by trains of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line.The station is served by the following passenger trains: Immediately to the north of Kriens Mattenhof station, the railway enters a tunnel as far as the approaches to Lucerne station, calling at the underground Lucerne Allmend/Messe station on the way.

RSE Kriens (missile)
RSE Kriens (missile)

RSE Kriens was a Swiss-developed air defence missile. It never entered service.

Sonnenberg Funicular
Sonnenberg Funicular

The Sonnenberg Funicular, also known as the Standseilbahn Kriens–Sonnenberg or Sonnenbergbahn, is a funicular railway near the city of Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It links the town of Kriens with the Sonnenberg, a hiking and recreational area, and serves an intermediate stop at Zumhof.The line was opened in 1902.

Solothurn
Solothurn

Solothurn ; French: Soleure [sɔlœʁ]; Italian: Soletta [soˈletːa]; Romansh: Soloturn) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.

Solothurn S-18/1000

The Solothurn S18-1000 20 mm was a Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It was a variant of the earlier S-18/100 with modifications for a higher muzzle velocity, as well as a larger cartridge size.

Solothurn S-18/100
Solothurn S-18/100

The Solothurn S-18/100 20 mm anti-tank cannon was a German and Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had a semi-automatic action in a bullpup configuration.

Solothurn S-18/1100
Solothurn S-18/1100

The Solothurn S-18/1100 was a Swiss 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War by a number of combatants.

Solothurn Film Festival
Solothurn Film Festival

The Solothurn Film Festival is the most important festival for Swiss film productions. Founded in 1966 in the Swiss city of Solothurn, the annual festival presents a representative selection of Swiss feature, documentary, and short film productions.

Solothurn Cathedral
Solothurn Cathedral

The St. Ursus Cathedral (Cathedral of St.

Solothurn Madonna
Solothurn Madonna

The Solothurn Madonna is a 1522 painting produced by Hans Holbein the Younger in Basel. It shows the Virgin Mary and Christ enthroned, flanked by Martin of Tours and Ursus of Solothurn (shown as a soldier in armour).

Solothurn–Langnau railway

The Solothurn–Langnau railway is a railway line in the Emmental in Switzerland. It was built by the Emmentalbahn , which was based in Burgdorf.