What is Küssnacht?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Küssnacht | municipality_name = Küssnacht am Rigi | municipality_type = municipality | image_photo = 6674 - Küssnacht - View from near Rigi Staffel.JPG | imagepath_coa = CHE Küssnacht COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Küssnacht 2007.png | languages = German | canton = Schwyz | iso-code-region = CH-SZ | district = [[Küssnacht (district)|Küssnacht]] |coordinates = {{coord|47|4|N|8|26|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 6403 | municipality_code = 1331 | area = 36.20 | elevation = 441 |elevation_description= Hauptplatz, Küssnacht | population = {{Swiss populations NC|CH-SZ|1331}} | populationof = {{Swiss populations YM|CH-SZ}} | popofyear = {{Swiss populations Y|CH-SZ}} | website = www.kuessnacht.ch | mayor = Michael Fuchs |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = Bezirksammann |list_of_mayors = | places = Küssnacht SZ, Immensee, Merlischachen | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Greppen]], [[Meggen, Switzerland|Meggen]], [[Adligenswil]], [[Udligenswil]] and [[Meierskappel]] ([[Canton of Lucerne]]); [[Risch-Rotkreuz|Risch]] and [[Walchwil]] ([[Canton of Zug]]) and [[Arth]] | twintowns = [[Küssaberg]] (Germany), [[Zduny]] (Poland) }} '''Küssnacht am Rigi''' (official name since 2004: '''Küssnacht''') is a [[village]], a [[List of municipalities in Switzerland|municipality]] and a [[Districts of Switzerland|district]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Schwyz (canton)|Schwyz]] in [[Switzerland]]. It is the capital and municipality of the district of Küssnacht. == History == [[File:Astridkapelle.jpg|thumb|250px|Astrid Chapel in Küssnacht]] Küssnacht was first mentioned in 830 as ''Cossiniacum'', defining the estate of the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Lord]] ''Cossinius''. In 1424, Küssnacht became a ''district'' of the Canton of Schwyz. According to the legend of [[William Tell|Wilhelm Tell]], the [[hero]] shot the [[Austrians|Austrian]] [[Vogt|bailiff]] [[Albrecht Gessler|Gessler]] at the ''Hohle Gasse'' nea