Altdorf
capital of the canton of Uri, Switzerland
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Summary
Altdorf is a Municipality of Switzerland[1]. Altdorf ranks in the top 4% of municipality of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,180 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Uri[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Reuss[5]
- Instance of: cantonal capital of Switzerland[6], city of Switzerland[7]
- Official language: Swiss High German[8]
- Shares border with: Attinghausen[9], Bürglen[10], Flüelen[11], Seedorf[12]
- Twinned administrative body: Altdorf bei Nürnberg[13]
- Postal code: 6460[14]
- Commons category: Altdorf, Switzerland[15]
- Licence plate code: UR[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17], UTC+02:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 041[19]
- Official website: https://www.altdorf.ch[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Altdorf, Uri[21]
- Commons gallery: Altdorf (Uri)[22]
- Email address: mailto:info@altdorf.ch[23]
- Population: 9211[24], 9273[25], 9401[26], 8165[27], 8212[28], 8208[29], 8201[30], 8203[31], 8163[32], 8177[33], 8228[34], 8150[35], 8175[36], 8241[37]
- External data available at URL: https://geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/1201[38]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[39], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41]
Why It Matters
Altdorf has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Altdorf is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]