Furka
Furka is a hotel in Realp, Uri and has an elevation of 2,427 metres. Furka is situated nearby to the hamlet Tiefenbach, as well as near Gletsch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Furkablick and Furka DFB railway station.
Hotel Furkablick
Hotel building
Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building.
Furka DFB railway station
Railway station
Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. Furka DFB railway station is situated 520 metres east of Furka.
Klein Furkahorn
Peak
The Klein Furkahorn is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking the Furka Pass on the border between the Swiss cantons of Valais and Uri. It lies near the southern end of the Galenstock-Gross Furkahorn chain, east of the Rhone Glacier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiefenbach and Gletsch.
Tiefenbach
Hamlet
Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tiefenbach is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Furka.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 5 km west of Furka.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 7 km east of Furka.
Furka
- Type: Hotel
- Categories: accommodation, building, and tourism
- Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.57665° or 46° 34′ 36″ northLongitude
8.42168° or 8° 25′ 18″ eastElevation
2,427 metres (7,963 feet)Open location code
8FRCHCGC+MMGeoNames ID
11412655
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In Other Languages
“Furka” goes by many names.
- German: “Furka”
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