The canton of Uri (‹See Tfd›German: Kanton Uri [ˈuːʁi] ; Romansh: Chantun Uri; French: Canton d'Uri; Italian: Canton Uri) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland...
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municipalities in the Canton of Uri in Switzerland. The 19 municipalities of the Canton of Uri were mentioned in the cantonal constitution and any merger...
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Lake Lucerne (redirect from Lake of the Four Cantons)
original Swiss cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden (which today is divided into the cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden), as well as the canton of Lucerne...
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Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according...
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Ticino (redirect from Republic and Canton of Ticino)
crest of the Gotthard and adjacent mountain ranges, it borders the canton of Valais to the northwest, the canton of Uri to the north and the canton of Grisons...
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2019 Swiss federal election (section Canton of Uri)
(representing the six half-cantons). Two 'full' cantons with small populations — Uri and Glarus — have therefore each two seats in the Council of States but only...
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A2 motorway (Switzerland) (section Canton of Uri)
Gotthard Tunnel lies at the heart of the motorway and makes up its culminating point. With a maximum elevation of 1,175 metres (3,855 ft) at the tunnel's...
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The canton of Schwyz (‹See Tfd›German: Kanton Schwyz [ʃviːts] ; Romansh: Chantun Sviz; French: Canton de Schwytz; Italian: Canton Svitto) is a canton in...
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Nidwalden (redirect from Municipalities of the canton of Nidwalden)
borders the canton of Obwalden to the west, the cantons of Lucerne and Schwyz to the north, the canton of Uri to the east and the canton of Bern to the...
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Valais (redirect from Districts of the canton of Valais)
situated in the southwestern part of the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of Uri and Ticino to the east, as well...
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formerly part of what is now the MGB, not electrified and most trains operated by steam Treib–Seelisberg railway - funicular in Canton of Uri Altdorf–Flüelen...
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Gotthard Pass (category Mountain passes of the canton of Uri)
lies between Airolo in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, and Andermatt in the German-speaking canton of Uri, and connects further Bellinzona and Lugano...
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Look up uri, Uri, or URI in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Uri may refer to: Canton of Uri, a canton in Switzerland Úri, a village and commune in Hungary...
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Furka Pass (category Mountain passes of the canton of Uri)
mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass...
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Göschenen (redirect from Göschenen (Uri))
Caschanuttais) is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots (1875)...
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Schöllenen Gorge (category Landforms of the canton of Uri)
Schöllenen) is a gorge formed by the upper Reuss in the Swiss canton of Uri between the towns of Göschenen to the north and Andermatt to the south. It provides...
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William Tell (category Historiography of Switzerland)
Albrecht Gessler, a tyrannical reeve of the Austrian dukes of the House of Habsburg positioned in Altdorf, in the canton of Uri. Tell's defiance and tyrannicide...
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The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (French: République et Canton de Neuchâtel; ‹See Tfd›German: Kanton Neuenburg; Romansh: Chantun Neuchâtel; Italian:...
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Susten Pass (category Mountain passes of the canton of Uri)
built from 1938–1945, connects Innertkirchen in the canton of Bern with Wassen in the canton of Uri. A 300-metre long tunnel crosses the pass at 2,224...
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Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri is a Reformed state cantonal church in the canton of Uri. By the end of 2002, the Uri Church was a member of the Evangelical Reformed...
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lies the cantons of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The geography of the canton includes...
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Dani Arnold (category People from the canton of Uri)
Italy. Dani Arnold grew up in Biel ob Bürglen in the Schächen Valley in Uri. He started free solo ice climbing when he was about 20, although his parents...
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Andermatt (redirect from Andermatt (Uri))
municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. At an elevation of 1,437 meters (4,715 ft) above sea level, Andermatt is located at the center of the Saint-Gotthard...
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the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Bürglen is first mentioned in 857 as Burgilla. In 1240 it was mentioned as Burgelon. Bürglen has an area, as of 2006[update]...
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Gotthard Road Tunnel (category Tunnels in the canton of Uri)
The Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is 16.9...
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municipality of Oberried am Brienzersee, in the Swiss canton of Bern Dörfli (Silenen), a hamlet in the municipality of Silenen in the Swiss canton of Uri Dörfli...
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Uri is a Swiss Talschaft and canton in the upper Reuss valley. First mentioned in the 8th century, it gained strategic importance with the opening of...
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Tell Monument (category Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Uri)
place of Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The bronze statue by sculptor Richard Kissling was inaugurated on August 28, 1895, at the foot of an old...
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Gitschen (category Mountains of the canton of Uri)
245 ft)) is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It lies on the range north of the Surenen Pass, culminating...
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Switzerland and part of the Western Alps. They extend into the cantons of Obwalden, Valais, Bern, Uri and Nidwalden and are bordered by the Bernese Alps (Grimsel...
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