Wassen
in Uri of Canton of Uri, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (21 mi) - Locarno Airport (40 mi)
- Lugano Airport (51 mi)
- Zürich Airport (52 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (54 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (68 mi) - St Gallen Altenrhein Airport (70 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (75 mi)
- Bergamo / Orio Al Serio Airport (89 mi)
- Linate Airport (93 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 30 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 44 mi) - Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 58 mi)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 72 mi) - Hammetschwand Aufzug (observation point, (22 mi)
- Voliere Stansstad (zoo, (23 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.707 and 8.599 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 42' 23" and E 8° 35' 55"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:35 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 8:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-05-02 08:23:34
Delve into Wassen
Wassen in Uri (Canton of Uri) with it's 464 habitants is a city located in Switzerland about 57 mi (or 92 km) east of Bern, the country's capital town.
Current time in Wassen is now 05:35 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Wassen, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 30 mi (or 49 km), South-West. We saw 3 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Altdorf, Flueelen, Bauen, Emmetten and Gersau. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 97% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Rain and snow |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
6°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
The Chedi Andermatt
Drei Könige & Post
Badus
THE RIVER HOUSE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Swiss Trains: Gotthard route, Wassen, 14Sep14
Freight Trains on Switzerland's Gotthard Railway. The passage of 3 International freight train services passing the village of Wassen on the north slope of the Gotthard Pass, between Erstfeld...
Wassen am Gotthard, Bahnverkehr oberhalb dem Dorf
(D) Am Dienstag 6 Mai 2014 wurden die Aufnahmen in dieses Video gemacht. Verschiedene Züge unter anderem auf der Mittlere Meienreussbrücke, am oberen Portal der Leggisteinkehrtunnel und am ...
Swiss Trains: Trains from the Gotthard Pass Wanderweg, 14Sep14
Scenes taken whilst walking down the Gotthard Pass Wanderweg, from Göschenen. This section between Wassen & Gurtnellen. 1338 hrs: 460 037-5 leads IR2271, 1209hrs ex Zurich HB to Locarno ...
SBB RAe TEE @Wassen
il mitico rae SBB in arrampicata sui tornanti di Wassen.
SBB Gotthard line - June 2011 at Wassen - Part 1/3
Gotthard line north ramp at Wassen - June 2011.
Zug um Zug - Winterzauber in den Alpen, Gotthard mit Neuschnee
Trains at the Gotthard-railway with many new snow. Last sunday I filmed this Scenes at a magical day. Ein zauberhafter Wintertag an der Gotthardstrecke mit viel Neuschnee. Es hatte den ganzen...
Gotthard Railway Switzerland, Train-end Views, Part 4
Swiss passenger trains in the Swiss Alps. Train travelling up the Gotthard Pass towards the Gotthard Tunnel. This video shows views out the back of the 2.09pm IR2275 service from Zurich HB...
Züge auf der Gotthardbahn Sommer 2013 - Zug, trainfart, train
Züge auf der Gotthardbahn 2013. Dies ist ein Zusammenschnitt der drei einzelnen Teile vom Sommer 2013. Szenen aus Erstfeld, Silenen, Amsteg, Intschi, Gurtnellen, Wassen und Göschenen.
![preview picture of video 'San Gottardo - Ticino [4/7]; Erstfeld ... Göschenen'](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uSr7OrO35J0/mqdefault.jpg "'San Gottardo - Ticino [4/7]; Erstfeld ... Göschenen'")
San Gottardo - Ticino [4/7]; Erstfeld ... Göschenen
22.10.2005 San Gottardo - Ticino - Mendrisio [4/7]; Erstfeld ... Göschenen Dampfzugfahrt mit dem ehemaligen "Nostalgie-Rhein-Express ins Tessin. Steam train ride with the former...
Gotthard Route Train Watching - Wassen (Switzerland)
This video is about watching trains on the Gotthard Route at Wassen in the Swiss Alps, close to the Gotthard Tunnel. Filed on the morning of 14 September between 11.33am & 12.05pm. The freight...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Gotthard Road Tunnel
The St. Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the Canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is just under 16.4 kilometres in length below the St. Gotthard Pass. It is the third-longest road tunnel in the world after Norway's Lærdal Tunnel (24.5 km), and China's Zhongnanshan Tunnel (18 km).
Göschenen railway station
Göschenen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Uri and municipality of Göschenen. Situated on the Gotthard railway, at the northern mouth of the Gotthard Tunnel, the station is also the junction point with the Schöllenenbahn. The Gotthard railway connects Göschenen via Immensee with Zürich in the north, and via the Gotthard Rail Tunnel and Chiasso with Milan in the south. This very heavily trafficked standard gauge line is operated by the Swiss Federal Railways.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Wassen.
Gurtnellen: a/Gotthard, Gurtnellen (source)
Göschenen › West: Salbitschijen, Göschenen (source)
Schöllenen › North-West: Gotthardstrasse, Schöllenenschlucht, Kanton, Schöllenen (source)
Wassen UR: A2/E35, Gotthardtunnel, Göschenen in Richtung Süd, Wassen UR (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wassen, Wassen UR, Вассен, واسن
