Altdorf, Uri
Altdorf is a municipality in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri and retains historic town privileges. It is the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.
Altdorf | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Altdorf | |
Altdorf Altdorf | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′N 8°38′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Uri |
| District | n.a. |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Gemeinderat with 7 members |
| • Mayor | Gemeindepräsident/in Urs Kälin SPS/PSS |
| • Parliament | none (Gemeindeversammlung) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.21 km2 (3.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Church St. Martin) | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Eggberge) | 1,720 m (5,640 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Wildried) | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 9,401 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | German: Altdorfer(in) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6460 |
| SFOS number | 1201 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-UR |
| Surrounded by | Attinghausen, Bürglen, Flüelen, Seedorf |
| Twin towns | Altdorf b. Nürnberg (Germany) |
| Website | altdorf SFSO statistics |
Aldorf is situated on the right (eastern) bank of the Reuss, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of where the river discharges into the Urnersee, an arm of Lake Lucerne. It is at the junction of two major Alpine passes—Saint Gotthard to the south and the Klausen Pass to the east—and is the last station on the Gotthard railway before the line enters the Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest railway tunnel.
The official language of Altdorf is Swiss Standard German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic dialect.