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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
Suvorov Crossing the St. Gotthard Pass, an Alexander Kotzebue painting
Suvorov Crossing the St. Gotthard Pass, an Alexander Kotzebue painting
Reuss valley
Reuss valley
Historical banner, traditionally[clarification needed] dated to the Battle of Sempach (1386), kept in the town-hall of Altdorf.
Historical banner, traditionally[clarification needed] dated to the Battle of Sempach (1386), kept in the town-hall of Altdorf.
Glarus Alps
Glarus Alps
William Tell
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William Tell is a legendary folk hero of Switzerland. He is known for shooting an apple off his son's head.
Canton of Uri
…as in other Central and Northeastern Swiss cantons. The canton's population is about 35,000, of which 3,046 (or 8.7%) are foreigners. The legendary William Tell is said to have hailed from Uri. The historical landmark Rütli lies within the canton of Uri. The name of the valley is first mentioned in the 8th or…
Tell is arrested for not saluting Gessler's hat (mosaic at the Swiss National Museum, Hans Sandreuter, 1901)
Tell is arrested for not saluting Gessler's hat (mosaic at the Swiss National Museum, Hans Sandreuter, 1901)
Tell's leap (Tellensprung) from the boat of his captors at the Axen cliffs; study by Ernst Stückelberg (1879) for his fresco at the Tellskapelle.
Tell's leap (Tellensprung) from the boat of his captors at the Axen cliffs; study by Ernst Stückelberg (1879) for his fresco at the Tellskapelle.
First page of the Tell legend in the White Book of Sarnen (pp. 447–449)
First page of the Tell legend in the White Book of Sarnen (pp. 447–449)
A depiction of the apple-shot scene in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition)
A depiction of the apple-shot scene in Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia (1554 edition)