Giebel

Giebel is a hamlet in Flüelen, Uri. Giebel is situated nearby to the locality Bachmätteli, as well as near Urmis.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Flüelen railway station and Rophaien.

Flüelen railway station

Railway station

Flüelen railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Flüelen. It is located on the Gotthard railway. The station is situated between the parallel Axenstrasse, the main road through Flüelen, and Bahnhofstrasse, with the main station buildings on Bahnhofstrasse.

Rophaien

Peak

Photo: MatthiasNiederberger, Public domain.

The Rophaien is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Rossstock, at the western end of the range north of the Schächental.

Sacred Heart Parish Church with cemetery, ossuary and rectory

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eggbergen and Isleten.

Eggbergen

Hamlet

Photo: Eggzwerg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eggbergen is a hamlet in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Isleten

Village

Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Isleten is a village in the municipality of Isenthal, Uri, Switzerland. Isleten is situated 3 km west of Giebel.

Altdorf

Town

Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head. Altdorf is situated 4 km south of Giebel.

Giebel

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

46.91521° or 46° 54′ 55″ north

Longitude

8.63195° or 8° 37′ 55″ east

Elevation

784 metres (2,572 feet)

Open location code

8FRCWJ8J+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1927359414

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

11591395

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In Other Languages

“Giebel” goes by many names.

German: “Giebel”

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