Schächental
The Schächental is an alpine valley of Uri, Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen. The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km. Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen, Spiringen and Unterschächen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 997 metres
- Description: valley
- Also known as: “Schachental” and “Schächenthal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle and Rectory.
Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle
Church
Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle is a church.
St. Anna Chapel
Chapel
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St. Anna Chapel is situated 3 km east of Schächental.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Spiringen and Unterschächen.
Spiringen
Village
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Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass.
Unterschächen
Village
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Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental.
Bürglen
Village
Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Bürglen is situated 6 km west of Schächental.
Schächental
- Category: landform
- Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schächental” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Schächental”
- Dutch: “Schächental”
- French: “Schächental”
- German: “Schächental”
- Irish: “Schächental”
- Japanese: “シェーヘンタール”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schächen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Schächental”
- Swedish: “Schächental”
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Localities in the Area
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