Oberschwand

Oberschwand is a locality in Seelisberg, Uri. Oberschwand is situated nearby to the locality Niederschwand, as well as near Laui.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seeli and Niederbauen-Chulm.

Seeli

Lake

Photo: Wolvus, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 18 ha.

Niederbauen-Chulm

Peak

Photo: Oblic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Niederbauen-Chulm is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 1,923 metre high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.

Wijer

Pond

Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wijer is a pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rütli and Treib.

Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy. Rütli is situated 2½ km east of Oberschwand.

Treib

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Treib is a small lakeside community and landing stage on the shore of Lake Lucerne and in the Swiss canton of Uri. It forms part of the municipality of Seelisberg, to the centre of which it is linked by the Treib–Seelisberg funicular. Treib is situated 3½ km northeast of Oberschwand.

Bauen

Village

Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bauen is a former municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Bauen merged into the municipality of Seedorf. Bauen is situated 3½ km southeast of Oberschwand.

Oberschwand

Type: Locality
Location: Seelisberg, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.96354° or 46° 57′ 49″ north

Longitude

8.55955° or 8° 33′ 34″ east

Open location code

8FRCXH75+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6206375341

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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