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Coordinates: 47°47′N 8°39′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Altdorf
Coat of Arms of Altdorf
Canton Schaffhausen
District n.a.
Coordinates  47°47′N 8°39′E
Population 207   (December 2005)
Area 3.04 km²
Elevation 516 m
Postal code 8243
SFOS number 2911
Location on map of Switzerland
Altdorf

Altdorf is a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen, northern Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Municipalities are the smallest government division in Switzerland. ... The Canton of Schaffhausen is a canton of Switzerland. ...


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The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. ...


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Altdorf, Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (451 words)
Altdorf is the capital of the Swiss canton of Uri.
Altdorf is 55 km from Lucerne by the St Gotthard railway and 28 km from Göschenen.
Altdorf is best known as the place where, according to the legend, William Tell shot the apple from his son's head.
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