Gitschen
The Gitschen 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 at the Brunnistock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Apro Castle and Uri Rotstock.
Apro Castle
Castle
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Apro Castle or A-Pro Castle is a castle in the municipality of Seedorf in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Part of the castle is the site of Uri's Crystal Museum.
Uri Rotstock
Peak
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The Uri Rotstock is a mountain on the territory of Isenthal, Uri, Switzerland and part of the Uri Alps.
Brunnistock
Peak
Photo: M M, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunnistock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the eastern side of the Surenen Pass, in the Swiss canton of Uri. With a height of 2,952 metres above sea level, the Brunnistock is the highest mountain of the range lying north of the Surenen Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seedorf and Attinghausen.
Seedorf
Village
Photo: F64.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.
Attinghausen
Village
Photo: Testexperte, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Attinghausen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Gitschen
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,513 metres
- Description: mountain of the Urner Alps, Switzerland
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Isenthal, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.87722° or 46° 52′ 38″ northLongitude
8.575° or 8° 34′ 30″ eastElevation
2,513 metres (8,245 feet)Open location code
8FRCVHGF+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1119279586OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Gitschen” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غيتشين”
- Bulgarian: “Гицчен”
- Cebuano: “Gitschen”
- Chinese: “吉辰山”
- Dutch: “Gitschen”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جيتشين”
- Georgian: “გიჩენი”
- German: “Gitschen”
- Ladin: “Gitschen”
- Persian: “گیتسن”
- Swedish: “Gitschen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hinter Gämschfeld and Gitschenberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wiss Horn and Gross Horn.
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