Schweig

Schweig is a hamlet in Realp, Uri and has an elevation of 1,742 metres. Schweig is situated nearby to the locality Witenwasserntal, as well as near Isenmannsalp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Realp DFB railway station and Realp railway station.

Realp DFB railway station

Railway station

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Realp DFB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Realp, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the eastern terminus of the Furka Steam Railway, a heritage railway that operates over the Furka Pass route.

Realp railway station

Railway station

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Realp railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Realp, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station is close to the eastern portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.

Tiefenbach DFB railway station

Railway station

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Tiefenbach DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway passenger facility, on the eastern side of the Furka Pass, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. In the Swiss German dialect, the expression Haltestelle normally refers to a railway facility without points or switches, where scheduled trains are allowed to stop, depart or terminate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Realp and Tiefenbach.

Realp

Village

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Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Tiefenbach

Hamlet

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Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Schweig.

Swiss Alps

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The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.

Schweig

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.57939° or 46° 34′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.49287° or 8° 29′ 34″ east

Elevation

1,742 metres (5,715 feet)

Open location code

8FRCHFHV+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3120081726

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11412654

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In Other Languages

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German: “Schweig”

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