Goldau is a town in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. It lies between two mountains, the Rigi and the Rossberg. It belongs to the community of Arth.On September 2, 1806 a huge landslide from Rossberg destroyed the old town of Goldau. The town was rebuild on the scree of the landslide. Today Goldau’s well known attractions are ‘the Natur- und Tierpark Goldau’ and one of the valley stations of the Arth-Rigi Bahn connecting to the mountain Rigi, also known as Queen of the Mountains.