Pfaffensprung

Pfaffensprung is in Switzerland and has an elevation of 845 metres. Pfaffensprung is situated nearby to the power station Amsteg-Dotierzentrale, as well as near the industrial building Wassen power station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wassen power station and Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus.

Wassen power station

Industrial building

Photo: Leo Wehrli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wassen power station is an industrial building.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus is situated 1¼ km southwest of Pfaffensprung.

Ossuary chapel

Church

Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ossuary chapel is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Pfaffensprung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wassen and Gurtnellen.

Wassen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wassen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Gurtnellen

Village

Photo: Kabelleger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gurtnellen is a village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.

Göschenen

Village

Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 6 km south of Pfaffensprung.

Pfaffensprung

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.71532° or 46° 42′ 55″ north

Longitude

8.61066° or 8° 36′ 38″ east

Elevation

845 metres (2,772 feet)

Open location code

8FRCPJ86+47

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4377918023

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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