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The Schächental (''Schächen Valley'') is an alpine valley of Uri, Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen. The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km.
Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen (525 m),
The Schächental (''Schächen Valley'') is an alpine valley of Uri, Switzerland, formed by the river Schächen. The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km.
Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen (525 m), Spiringen
Spiringen is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The municipality comprises two disjoint areas, separated by the municipality of Unterschächen and the Klausen Pass. The western area includes the village of Spiringen ...
(923 m) and Unterschächen
Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental.
Geography
Unterschächen has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.4% is forested. Of the rest ...
(995 m). The valley terminates in the Klausenpass
Klausen Pass (German: ''Klausenpass''; elevation: ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Altdorf, Uri, Altdorf in the canton of Uri with Linthal, Glarus, Linthal in the canton of Glarus. Somewhat unusually, the boundary between ...
(1948 m), which connects to the Urner Boden, leading towards Glarus
Glarus (; ; ; ; ) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality of Glarus incorporates the former municipalities of Ennenda, Netstal and Riedern.Gross Windgällen.
Upon leaving the valley, the Schächen flows past Altdorf and joins the
Reuss Reuss may refer to:
*Reuss (surname)
* Reuss (river) in Switzerland
* Imperial County of Reuss or Reuß, several former states or countries in present-day Germany, and the People's State of Reuss
* Principality of Reuss-Greiz and Principality of R ...
at Attinghausen.
The inhabitants of the Schächen valley figure prominently in the formative phase of the Old Swiss Confederacy
The Old Swiss Confederacy, also known as Switzerland or the Swiss Confederacy, was a loose confederation of independent small states (, German or ), initially within the Holy Roman Empire. It is the precursor of the modern state of Switzerlan ...
in the context of the struggle against the Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (; ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most powerful dynasties in the history of Europe and Western civilization. They were best known for their inbreeding and for ruling vast realms throughout Europe d ...
feudal lords. According to Aegidius Tschudi (1570), William Tell
William Tell (, ; ; ; ) is a legendary folk hero of Switzerland. He is known for shooting an apple off his son's head.
According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albrecht Gessler, ...
was a native of the Schächen valley.
See also
* List of valleys of the Alps *List of rivers of Switzerland
The following is a list of rivers of Switzerland (and tributaries thereof). Included rivers flow either entirely or partly through Switzerland or along its international borders. Swiss rivers belong to five drainage basins, i.e. of the Rhine, th ...
References
Valleys of Switzerland Valleys of the Alps Landforms of the canton of Uri Reuss basin {{Uri-geo-stub