Gedenkkreuz

Gedenkkreuz is a wayside cross in Unterschächen, Uri. Gedenkkreuz is situated nearby to the peak Hoch Chopf, as well as near Chulm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Anna Chapel and Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle.

St. Anna Chapel

Chapel

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St. Anna Chapel is situated 2 km north of Gedenkkreuz.

Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle

Church

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Katholische Kirche St. Theodul mit Beinhauskapelle is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Gedenkkreuz.

The Chli Ruchen is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Ruchen on the west and the Schärhorn on the east. Chli Ruchen is situated 3½ km south of Gedenkkreuz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spiringen and Bürglen.

Spiringen

Village

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Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass. Spiringen is situated 5 km northwest of Gedenkkreuz.

Bürglen

Village

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Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Bürglen is situated 10 km west of Gedenkkreuz.

Urnerboden

Village

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The Urnerboden is a village in the high valley of Urner Boden, and also an alp and a small high Alpine permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. Urnerboden is situated 10 km northeast of Gedenkkreuz.

Gedenkkreuz

Type: Wayside cross
Category: historic site
Location: Unterschächen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.84895° or 46° 50′ 56″ north

Longitude

8.78477° or 8° 47′ 5″ east

Open location code

8FRCRQXM+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14122286666

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

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