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| The canton Uri lays in the middle of Switzerland, in the germanspeaking part and is one of the oldest cantons. | Uri has a population of only 35.000 people and there are no large cities in Uri. Uri is a gateway to southern Switzerland and Italy, as it has the nordramp of the Gotthard pass. Uri is also where Wilhelm Tell was born. | |
FlüelenFlüelen is a small town situated beautifully at Urner See. |
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 Flüelen, Urner See (191 kb) |
 The church in Flüelen (256 kb) |
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Susten PassIn June 2010 i drowe over Susten Pass on my way from Spiez to Wassen. The Susten Pass is 2224 m high and I had been looking forward to a magnificent swiss mountain scenery - but instead the pass was covered in heavy fog and a visibility of only a few meters, making the trip quite exhausting. |
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 Sustenpass in heavy fog (28 kb) |
 Sustenpass in heavy fog (105 kb) |
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GöscheneralpFrom Göshenen you can drive up to Gösheneralp - here there are plenty of opportunies for walking and enjoying the nature. At Göscheneralp there is a lake and a dam. The water is used to make electricity at a power plant at Wassen in the Reuss valley. The surface of the lake is at 1792 m. More info at www.kw-goeschenen.ch. |
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 Göscheneralp (196 kb) |
 The dam at Göscheneralp (260 kb) |
 View toward Göschenen and the Reuss valley (260 kb) |
