Landslide Museum, Natural disaster museum in Goldau, Switzerland
The Landslide Museum documents the geological events through photographs, artifacts, and scientific data collected from the 1806 mountain catastrophe.
The museum preserves evidence of the devastating Goldau landslide of September 2, 1806, which claimed 457 lives and displaced 40 million cubic meters of earth.
The exhibition space presents the first scientific study on landslides by physician Dr. Carl Zay, who gathered eyewitness accounts immediately after the disaster.
Located near the Natur- und Tierpark, the museum provides detailed geological information about the Rossberg mountain formation and regional rock composition.
The museum contains original soil samples and rocks from the 1806 event, allowing visitors to understand the physical properties that caused the catastrophe.
Location: Arth
Part of: list of cultural properties in Arth
Address: Parkstrasse 42, 6410 Goldau 6410 6410
Website: https://bergsturzgoldau.ch
GPS coordinates: 47.05145,8.55351
Latest update: March 7, 2025 06:16
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