Göschenen
Göschenen locally [ɡɔʊʃɛnɛn] ⓘ (German, Italian: Casinotta, Romansh: Caschanuttais) 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 (1875) saw Urner troops opening fire on Italian miners demonstrating for better working conditions and wages on the tunnel's construction site.
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| Coordinates: 46°40′N 8°35′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Uri |
| District | n.a. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.15 km2 (40.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,111 m (3,645 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 448 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 6487 |
| SFOS number | 1208 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-UR |
| Surrounded by | Andermatt, Gadmen (BE), Gurtnellen, Hospental, Oberwald (VS), Realp, Wassen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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