Urnerboden

The Urnerboden alp, seen from the Klausen Pass

Urnerboden is an alp and a small permanent settlement in the Swiss canton of Uri. At 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in length, it is believed to be the largest alp in Switzerland. It forms a disconnected part of the municipality of Spiringen, separated from the rump of that municipality by some 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of the municipality of Unterschächen and by the Klausen Pass.[1][2]

The Urnerboden is traversed by the eastern approach road to the Klausen Pass, and this pass provides the only direct connection to the rest of the municipality of Spiringen and canton of Uri that lie to the west of the pass. The pass road is normally closed between October and May, and during this period the Urnerboden is only accessible from the east via the canton of Glarus, involving a road journey between the two halves of the municipality of some 126 kilometres (78 mi).[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Urnerboden - Geschichte & Kulturelles" [Urnerboden - History & Culture] (in German). Verkehrsverein Urnerboden. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Pässe in der Schweiz" [Passes in Switzerland] (in German). Touring Club Switzerland. Retrieved 2015-04-21.

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Coordinates: 46°53′24″N 8°54′02″E / 46.889868°N 8.900659°E