Wasserkraftwerk Hospental
Wasserkraftwerk Hospental is a building in Hospental, Uri. Wasserkraftwerk Hospental is situated nearby to Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church, as well as near the public building Mehrzweckgebäude.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hospental railway station and Hospental Castle.
Hospental railway station
Railway station
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Hospental railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Hospental, in the Swiss canton of Uri. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Hospental railway station is situated 160 metres east of Wasserkraftwerk Hospental.
Hospental Castle
Castle
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Hospental Castle or Langobarden Towers is a ruined medieval castle in the municipality of Hospental in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Hospental Castle is situated 270 metres southwest of Wasserkraftwerk Hospental.
Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church
Church
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Assumption of the Virgin Mary Catholic Church is situated 140 metres southwest of Wasserkraftwerk Hospental.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hospental and Andermatt.
Hospental
Village
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Hospental is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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. Göschenen is situated 5 km north of Wasserkraftwerk Hospental.
Wasserkraftwerk Hospental
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “WKW Hospental”
- Location: Hospental, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.62056° or 46° 37′ 14″ northLongitude
8.56898° or 8° 34′ 8″ eastInception
August 1902Operator
Elektrizitätswerk UrsernOpen location code
8FRCJHC9+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 367109140OpenStreetMap feature
building=service
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