Geissenplatz

Geissenplatz is a picnic site in Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Geissenplatz is situated nearby to Der Brückenteufel, as well as near Suworow Monument.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Suworow Monument and Andermatt railway station.

Suworow Monument

Monument

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Suworow Monument is situated 360 metres southeast of Geissenplatz.

Andermatt railway station

Railway station

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Andermatt railway station is a railway station and junction on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, serving the town and municipality of Andermatt, in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. Andermatt railway station is situated 1½ km south of Geissenplatz.

Göschenen railway station

Railway station

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Göschenen railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Göschenen. Situated on the original line of the Gotthard railway, at the northern mouth of the Gotthard Tunnel, the station is also the junction point with the Schöllenenbahn. Göschenen railway station is situated 2 km north of Geissenplatz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Andermatt and Göschenen.

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.