Rastplatz Wassen

Rastplatz Wassen is a rest area in Switzerland. Rastplatz Wassen is situated nearby to the bridge Maienreussbrücke, as well as near the historic site Kil.24.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus and Ossuary chapel.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus

Church

Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Catholic Parish Church of St. Gallus is situated 530 metres southwest of Rastplatz Wassen.

Ossuary chapel

Church

Photo: Mike Knell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ossuary chapel is a church, which is situated 540 metres southwest of Rastplatz Wassen.

Wassen power station

Industrial building

Photo: Leo Wehrli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wassen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 750 metres north of Rastplatz Wassen.

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. Gurtnellen is situated 2½ km northeast of Rastplatz Wassen.

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 5 km south of Rastplatz Wassen.

Rastplatz Wassen

Type: Rest area
Category: transportation
Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.70921° or 46° 42′ 33″ north

Longitude

8.60723° or 8° 36′ 26″ east

Open location code

8FRCPJ54+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 304449289

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=rest_area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maienreussbrücke and Kil.24.

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