Rheinquelle

Places of Interest Nearby

Tomasee

Lake

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Lake Toma is a lake at the northern face of Piz Badus, above the village of Tschamut in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 2.5 ha.

Badus

Peak

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Piz Badus or Six Madun is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, lying on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. In its northwestern face, which is the Graubünden side, lies Tomasee, source of the Anterior Rhine.

Sources of the Rhine

Spring

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The source of the River Rhine is generally regarded to be Lake Toma, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. The lake's outflow, the Rein da Tuma, subsequently becomes the Anterior Rhine, which later confluences with the Posterior Rhine to form the Rhine. Sources of the Rhine is situated 1¼ km northwest of Rheinquelle.

Places in the Area

Tschamut

Hamlet

Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.

Tschamut is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Rheinquelle.

Andermatt

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Andermatt is a town and ski resort in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is located at a crossroad in the Alps with great historical importance. Before the opening of the Gotthard car and train tunnels, a big part of the north–south traffic had to pass through here.

Göschenen

Village

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Göschenen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It sits at the northern end of the Gotthard tunnel. The Göschenen riots saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site. Göschenen is situated 7 km northwest of Rheinquelle.

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