Andermatt: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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CHF 105 - 260 Monopol-Metropol
 The Monopol-Metropol is centrally located in Andermatt and is easily accessible by train or by car. There is a large roof terrace, an indoor swimming … MoreCHF 82 - 250 Hotel Badus
 The family-friendly Hotel Badus in Andermatt is easily reachable by train and by car from the Gotthard road and offers you a wide range of summer and … MoreCHF 80 - 300 Gasthaus Skiklub
 Set in the Ursern Valley, Gasthaus Skiklub is surrounded by the Oberalp and the Gotthard passes. The Andermatt cable car to Gemsstock is 100 metres aw… MoreCHF 100 - 190 Alpenhotel Schlüssel
 The Alpenhotel Schlüssel enjoys a central location, a 5-minute walk from the Andermatt Train Staiton and the Gemsstock ski lifts. It offers free Wi-f… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Andermatt: Guide
Andermatt is a town in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The municipalities of Switzerland|municipality with a population of 1,312 inhabitants has an area of 1 E7 m²|62.15 km². With Realp and Hospental, it is located in the Urseren valley, 22 km south of Altdorf, Switzerland|Altdorf.
Geography
Andermatt is located in a high Alpine valley—the Ursern Valley—in the Adula Alps.
Transport
Andermatt serves as a crossroads between southern Switzerland and the North as well as between eastern Switzerland i.e. Berne and the Romandy|Swiss Romande. The town is thus connected by four Alpine passes: the Oberalp Pass to the East, the St. Gotthard Pass (6,916 ft) to the South, the Realp Pass (5,046 ft) and the Furka Pass (7,992 ft) to the West, as well as the Göscheneralp Pass (5,850 ft) to the North. The Schöllenen Gorge|Schöllenen Gorge in the Reuss River|Reuss Valley between Andermatt and Göschenen is the location of the infamous Devil's Bridge.
Roads
Rail
It is a station on the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn.
Airports
History
Archaeological finds dating back to 4,000 BC indicate that the Ursern Valley was populated already in the Neolithic period. During Roman times this Alpine valley was probably inhabited by some Helvetii|Helvetic Celtic tribes. However, the origins of Andermatt can only be traced back to Alamanni|Alemannic tribes, the Walsers, who established settlements in the area, where the current town of Andermatt is situated.
[[Image:Joseph Mallord William Turner 028.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|The Devil's Bridge
by J.M.W. Turner]]
The parish of Andermatt was, however, not mentioned until the year of 1203 AD, serving as a Land tenure|tenure to the Benedictine Monastery of Disentis. In 1649 AD, with the emergence of an independent Swiss Confederation, the ecclesiastical rights of the Monastery Disentis were revoked in favour of civil legislation.
Between 1818-1831 AD the nearby St. Gotthard Pass was made accessible to stagecoaches. As the last resort before the pass, Andermatt flourished economically and became a popular spa town.
The opening, in 1881 AD, of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel|St. Gotthard railway tunnel, however, reverted its fortunes as the tunnel runs immediately beneath the town, connecting the Central Switzerland|Central Swiss town Göschenen with Airolo in Ticino. Some Andermattians, who worked on the tunnel were killed during its construction. A strike by the tunnel workers, furthermore, was put down through the use of military force killing a further four workers.
Since 1885 AD Andermatt has been converted into a garrison town of the . Here the infrastructure for the High Command of the Swiss Federal Army in an event of war was built. Today it is location of a of the Swiss army.
Plans to build a series of reservoirs in the Ursern Valley were voted down by the locals. Several avalanches, in particular in the winter of 1951 AD and 1975 AD have caused havoc in some residential areas of Andermatt killing the inhabitants of the houses affected.
Tourism
Skiing
External links
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