Anker

Anker is a monument in Flüelen, Uri. Anker is situated near the police station Kapo UR Wasserpolizei, as well as near the archaeological site Brickworks.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Flüelen railway station and Brickworks.

Flüelen railway station

Railway station

Photo: Arbalete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Flüelen railway station is situated 190 metres east of Anker.

Brickworks

Archaeological site

Photo: WES1947, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brickworks is an archaeological site.

Rudenz Castle

Castle

Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.

The Rudenz Castle is a fortified tower in Flüelen, a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Rudenz Castle is situated 240 metres east of Anker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eggbergen and Seedorf.

Eggbergen

Hamlet

Photo: Eggzwerg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Seedorf

Village

Photo: F64.ch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Seedorf is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf.

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 2½ km southeast of Anker.

Anker

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Flüelen, Uri, Canton of Uri, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.90135° or 46° 54′ 5″ north

Longitude

8.6218° or 8° 37′ 19″ east

Open location code

8FRCWJ2C+GP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5371153082

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kapo UR Wasserpolizei and Hafenpark.

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