Rheinquelle lighthouse
Rheinquelle lighthouse is a lighthouse in Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Graubünden. Rheinquelle lighthouse is situated nearby to the tourism office Infocenter Rheinquelle, as well as near the mountain saddle Oberalp Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oberalp Pass and Oberalppass railway station.
Oberalp Pass
Mountain saddle
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Oberalp Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Graubünden and Uri between Disentis/Mustér and Andermatt.
Oberalppass railway station
Railway station
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberalppass railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Andermatt, 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. Oberalppass railway station is situated 210 metres north of Rheinquelle lighthouse.
Oberalpsee
Photo: Chin tin tin, Public domain.
Oberalpsee is a reservoir just below Oberalp Pass on the side of the Canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tschamut and Göschenen.
Göschenen
Village
Photo: Jan K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 km west of Rheinquelle lighthouse.
Andermatt
Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Rheinquelle lighthouse
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse on the Oberalppass, Switzerland
- Categories: lighthouse, building, and tourism
- Location: Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.65852° or 46° 39′ 31″ northLongitude
8.67109° or 8° 40′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8FRCMM5C+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 839127927OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q65007321
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In Other Languages
“Rheinquelle lighthouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Leuchtturm Rheinquelle”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Infocenter Rheinquelle and Stellplatz Oberalp.
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