Göschenen locally [ɡɔʊʃɛnɛn] 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.
Göschenen
Göschenen railway station right above the entrance to the Gotthard Tunnel
Goschenen church
Göschenen in winter
The canton of Uri is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and a founding member of the Swiss Confederation. It is located in Central Switzerland. The canton's territory covers the valley of the Reuss between the St. Gotthard Pass and Lake Lucerne.
Suvorov Crossing the St. Gotthard Pass, an Alexander Kotzebue painting
Reuss valley
Historical banner, traditionally[clarification needed] dated to the Battle of Sempach (1386), kept in the town-hall of Altdorf.
Glarus Alps