Sempach is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It has retained some traces of its medieval appearanc…Sempach is a municipality in the district of Sursee in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. It has retained some traces of its medieval appearance, especially the main gateway, beneath a watch tower, and reached by a bridge over the old moat. About half an hour distant to the north-east, on the hillside, is the site of the famous Battle of Sempach, in which the Swiss defeated the Austrians, whose leader, Duke Leopold, lost his life. The legendary deed of Arnold of Winkelried is associated with this victory. The spot is now marked by an ancient and picturesque Battle Chapel and by a modern monument to Winkelried.
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