Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka
Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka is an university in Realp, Uri which is located on Furkastrasse. Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka is situated nearby to the hotel building Hotel Furkablick, as well as near Furka DFB railway station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: University
- Also known as: “ALPFOR”
- Address: Furkastrasse, Realp, 6491
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furka Pass and Hotel Furkablick.
Furka Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Furka Pass is a 2,429 m high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres.
Hotel Furkablick
Hotel building
Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building.
Furka DFB railway station
Railway station
Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. Furka DFB railway station is situated 540 metres east of Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Realp.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 5 km west of Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 7 km east of Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka.
Oberwald
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 7 km southwest of Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka.
Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka
- Category: education
- Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.57667° or 46° 34′ 36″ northLongitude
8.42139° or 8° 25′ 17″ eastOperator
ALPFOR (Universität Basel)Open location code
8FRCHCGC+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 367194870OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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