Sonnenberg Tunnel

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The Sonnenberg Tunnel is a 1,550 m (5,090 ft) long motorway tunnel, constructed between 1971 and 1976 and located in Lucerne, Switzerland. At its completion it was also the world's largest civilian nuclear fallout shelter, designed to protect 20,000 civilians in the eventuality of war or disaster.

1976  WikimediaWikidata
Sonnenberg nuclear fallout shelter
length: 1500 metre, 
fallout shelter, road tunnelQ39

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Location: 47.047, 8.2947, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Höllgrotten
    dripstone cave
  • Mondmilchloch
    solutional cave at Mount Pilatus in Switzerland
  • Schrattenhöhle
  • Steigelfadbalm
    archaeological site in Vitznau in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
  • Greit, former modern brown coal mine
    coal mine in Menzingen in the canton of Zug, Switzerland
  • Albis Tunnel
    railway tunnel in Switzerland
  • Giswil Tunnel
    road tunnel in Switzerland
  • Grafenort – Engelberg Tunnel
    railway tunnel in Switzerland
  • Kirchenwaldtunnel
  • Lopper I Rail Tunnel
    tunnel in central Switzerland
  • Lopper II Rail Tunnel
    Swiss rail tunnel connecting Hergiswil with Stans as part of the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line
  • Lopper Tunnel
    Swiss road tunnel connecting Hergiswil with Alpnach as part of the A8 motorway
  • Mosi Tunnel
    motorway tunnel in Switzerland
  • Mühlefluhtunnel
  • Seelisberg Tunnel
    tunnel
  • Sonnenberg Tunnel
    Swiss tunnel and fallout shelter
  • Sachseln Tunnel
    road tunnel in Switzerland
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1976 Sonnenberg Tunnel
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1848Switzerlandcountry, federation, state, landlocked country, confederation, sovereign stateWikidata
    sitecaveHöllgrottenshow cave, dripstone caveWikidata
    sitecaveMondmilchlochsolutional caveWikidata
    sitecaveSchrattenhöhlecaveWikidata
    sitecaveSteigelfadbalmarchaeological site, rock shelterWikidata
    sitemineGreit, former modern brown coal mineopen-pit lignite mine, architectural structureWikidata
    sitetunnelAlbis Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGiswil Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGrafenort – Engelberg Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKirchenwaldtunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelLopper I Rail Tunnelrailway tunnel, ZentralbahnWikidata
    sitetunnelLopper II Rail Tunnelrailway tunnel, ZentralbahnWikidata
    sitetunnelLopper Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMosi Tunnelmotorway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMühlefluhtunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSeelisberg Tunnelroad tunnel, Canton of NidwaldenWikidata
    sitetunnel1976Sonnenberg Tunnelroad tunnel, fallout shelterWikidata
    sitetunnel1997Sachseln Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageSonnenbergtunnel Commons
    commonsimageSonnenbergtunnel Commons