Andermatt
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Andermatt is a mountain village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. At an elevation of 1,437 meters (4,715 ft) above sea level, Andermatt is located at the center of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and the historical center cross of north-south and east-west traverses of Switzerland. It is some 28 km (17 mi) south of Altdorf, the capital of Uri.
Andermatt looking west through the Urseren valley towards Hospental in front and the Furka Pass in the back (March 2005)
Parish Church St. Peter and Paul in Andermatt
Andermatt village centre
Old St Gotthard post on the pass
Canton of Uri
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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.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Uristier_Sempacher_Banner.jpg/600px-Uristier_Sempacher_Banner.jpg)
Historical banner, traditionally[clarification needed] dated to the Battle of Sempach (1386), kept in the town-hall of Altdorf.
Glarus Alps