Färnigen

Färnigen is a hamlet in Wassen, Uri and has an elevation of 1,462 metres. Färnigen is situated nearby to the locality Rietern, as well as near Seewenhütte.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fleckistock and Stucklistock.

Fleckistock

Peak

Photo: Chris.urs-o, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fleckistock is a 3,417 metres high mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking Wassen in the canton of Uri. It is the highest summit of the group lying east of the pass of Sustenjoch. Fleckistock is situated 3½ km southwest of Färnigen.

Stucklistock

Peak

Photo: Stan45, Public domain.

The Stucklistock is a mountain in the Urner Alps, overlooking the valley of Meiental in the canton of Uri. It lies only a few kilometres south-east of Susten Pass. Stucklistock is situated 3½ km southwest of Färnigen.

Gross Griessenhorn

Peak

Photo: Stan45, Public domain.

Gross Griessenhorn is a peak, which is situated 3 km southwest of Färnigen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurtnellen and Göschenen.

Gurtnellen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Gurtnellen is situated 8 km east of Färnigen.

Göschenen

Village

Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Göschenen 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 saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 9 km southeast of Färnigen.

Intschi

Hamlet

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Intschi is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km east of Färnigen.

Färnigen

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Farnigen” and “Fernigen”
Category: locality
Location: Wassen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.73476° or 46° 44′ 5″ north

Longitude

8.52335° or 8° 31′ 24″ east

Elevation

1,462 metres (4,797 feet)

Open location code

8FRCPGMF+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1212971735

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2660820

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