Schöllenen Gorge

Schöllenen Gorge is a gorge formed by the upper in the between the towns of to the north and to the south.
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  • Type: Scree with an elevation of 1,243 metres
  • Description: gorge in the canton of Uri, Switzerland
  • Also known as: Schollenen” and “Schollenen Gorge

Places of Interest

Highlights include Göschenen railway station and Former catholic church.

Railway station
is a railway station in the Swiss and . Situated on the original line of the Gotthard railway, at the northern mouth of the Gotthard Tunnel, the station is also the junction point with the Schöllenenbahn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Göschenen and Andermatt.

Village
is a village and municipality in the in . It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site.

is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, . It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Village
is a municipality in the canton of in . is situated 4½ km south of Schöllenen Gorge.

Schöllenen Gorge

Latitude
46.65972° or 46° 39′ 35″ north
Longitude
8.58428° or 8° 35′ 3″ east
Elevation
1,243 metres (4,078 feet)
Open location code
8FRCMH5M+VP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 37727769
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­scree
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­climbing
Geo­Names ID
2658713
Wiki­data ID
Q668632
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Schöllenen Gorge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قنطرة شولينين
  • Basque: Schöllenen arroila
  • Cebuano: Schöllenen
  • Czech: Schöllenen
  • Dutch: Schöllenen Gorge
  • Dutch: Schöllenen
  • French: gorges des Schöllenen
  • French: Gorges des Schöllenen
  • French: Schöllenen
  • German: Schöllenen
  • German: Schöllenenschlucht
  • German: Teufelsbrücke
  • German: Teufelsbruecke
  • German: Urner Loch
  • German: Urnerloch
  • Hungarian: Schöllenen-szoros
  • Italian: Gole della Schöllenen
  • Italian: Schöllenen
  • Korean: 쇨레넨 협곡
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Schöllenen
  • Romansh: La Scalina
  • Russian: Чертов мост
  • Russian: Чёртов мост
  • Slovenian: Soteska Schöllenen
  • Spanish: Garganta de Schöllenen
  • Swedish: Schöllenen

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Infozentrum Zweite Röhre Gotthard and Kraftwerk Göschenen.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schöllenen Gorge”. Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.