Schijenstock

Schijenstock is a peak in Wassen, Uri and has an elevation of 2,420 metres. Schijenstock is situated nearby to the locality Ruepenstafel, as well as near Grueben.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus and Ossuary chapel.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ossuary chapel

Church

Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ossuary chapel is a church.

Wassen power station

Industrial building

Photo: Leo Wehrli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wassen power station is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gurtnellen and Intschi.

Gurtnellen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Intschi

Hamlet

Photo: Waldteufel78, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Intschi is a hamlet.

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.

Schijenstock

Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,420 metres
Description: mountain in Uri, Switzerland
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Wassen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.73137° or 46° 43′ 53″ north

Longitude

8.58217° or 8° 34′ 56″ east

Elevation

2,420 metres (7,940 feet)

Open location code

8FRCPHJJ+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11251038631

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

6936575

Wikidata ID

Q22544279

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Schijenstock” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Schijenstock (tumoy sa bukid sa Swisa, Kanton Uri, Uri, lat 46,73, long 8,58)”
Cebuano: “Schijenstock”
Dutch: “Schijenstock”
Swedish: “Schijenstock”

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Localities in the Area

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