The Schwanau is a little island in Lake Lauerz. It is occupied by a ruined castle, a chapel and a restaurant:
Insel Schwanau Panorama
According to archeological research there are human traces back to 1200 BC. The castle was destroyed by a fire around the year 1250. The island has been occupied by hermits several times, and the chapel on it was destroyed 1806 by a tidal wave followed the landslide of Goldau. The infrastructure on the island was renovated back in 2009 after it was purchased by the canton of Schwyz back in 1967. A passenger ferry-boat connects the nearby shore with the island. During very cold winter time the island is accessible by walking over the ice.
Happy Schwanauing 🙂
MCU on Eclipse 
Sweet. Erich how big is the island. Castle might be fun to renovate.
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Hi Bill,
around 200 m long and 55 meters wide, around 5730 m2 (which I think corresponds to 1.4 acre).
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living on an island is fun 🙂
Though mine is a little larger then Schwanau 🙂
Darren
Australia
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Yes, indeed. And I consider Australia as a continent 🙂
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Beautiful. Thank you.
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