Gitschensee
Gitschensee is an intermittent pool in Canton of Uri, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,188 metres. Gitschensee is situated nearby to the locality Mätteli, as well as near Neuengaden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Realp railway station and Hospental Castle.
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. Realp railway station is situated 3 km west of Gitschensee.
Hospental Castle
Castle
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hospental Castle or Langobarden Towers is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Hospental in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Hospental Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Gitschensee.
Realp DFB railway station
Railway station
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 DFB railway station is situated 3 km west of Gitschensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Realp and Hospental.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 3 km west of Gitschensee.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Hospental is situated 3½ km northeast of Gitschensee.
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.
Gitschensee
- Type: Intermittent pool
- Category: body of water
- Location: Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.59595° or 46° 35′ 45″ northLongitude
8.54038° or 8° 32′ 25″ eastElevation
2,188 metres (7,178 feet)Open location code
8FRCHGWR+95GeoNames ID
12003595
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In Other Languages
“Gitschensee” goes by many names.
- German: “Gitschensee”
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