Schrattenkalk Formation, Stansstad

Name: Schrattenkalk Formation
Address: Stansstad, Switzerland

#3 among attractions in Stansstad

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The Schrattenkalk Formation is a Barremian to Aptian geologic formation in the Alps. The limestone is highly karstified. Fossil ornithopod tracks have been reported from the formation. Iguanodont tracks have been registered in the Swiss portion of the formation. The famous north face of the Eiger is partly composed of Schrattenkalk, as well as the Sturmannshöhle in southernmost Bavaria, Germany, and the Hölloch and Silberen system karst caves in Switzerland. ()

Local name: Schrattenkalk-Formation Coordinates: 46°58'30"N, 8°19'49"E

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Stansstad Switzerland

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Schrattenkalk Formation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glasi Hergiswil, Schnitzturm, Rotzberg Castle, Voliére.

1 miNW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Glasi Hergiswil, Hergiswil
26 min walk • The Glasi Hergiswil is a Swiss factory that manufactures glass in Nidwalden, Switzerland. It was founded by the brothers Siegwart in 1817. The Glasi was threatened to be closed because of old machines and technology.
0.5 miNE
Tower, Forts and castles
Schnitzturm, Stansstad
14 min walk • The Schnitzturm is a stone tower in the municipality of Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. It is part of the Teller / Palisaden medieval fortifications which are a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.8 miS
Forts and castles
Rotzberg Castle
21 min walk • Rotzberg or Rotzburg is a ruined castle in the municipality of Ennetmoos in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
~1530 ftNE
46°58'43"N • 8°20'1"E
Voliére, Stansstad
8 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Haslihorn, Hergiswil
28 min walk • Lopper, a mountain in the Swiss canton of Nidwalden, is a southeastern spur of Mount Pilatus.