Rengg

Renggpass with Restaurant Rengg (center)

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Rengg is a pass in the canton of Lucerne. The pass over the Bramegg connects Schachen LU with Entlebuch LU and is located in the UNESCO Biosphere Entlebuch. The summit is 959 m.

The Renggpass has always been an important pass between the Entlebuch and the Lucerne. He is, however, not to be confused with the Renggpass on Mount Pilatus, a transition between Hergiswil and Alpnachstad, where on 28 August 1802, the insurgent Nidwaldner won a battle in the " Stecklikrieg " against the government forces of the Swiss central government. Since 2005 on the Rengg in Feldmoos a wind power plant. 2011, an additional wind turbine was installed.

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