Küssnacht

Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht) is a village, a municipality and a district in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It is the capital and municipality of the district of Küssnacht.
History.
Küssnacht was first mentioned in 830 as "Cossiniacum", defining the estate of the Roman Lord "Cossinius".
In 1424, Küssnacht became a "district" of the Canton of Schwyz.
According to the legend of Wilhelm Tell, the hero shot the Austrian bailiff Gessler at the "Hohle Gasse" near the "Gesslerburg" with his crossbow. 
On 29 August 1935, Queen Astrid of the Belgians was killed here in a road accident.
A memorial chapel ("Königin-Astrid-Kapelle") was built at the accident scene.
A well-known folklore event on December 5 each year is the Klausjagen.
Geography.
It is at the northern shore of Lake Lucerne and at the southern shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi ().
Villages.
The municipality has three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet "Haltikon", the industrial area "Fänn", and the alp "Seeboden".