Tellskapelle

#146 among destinations in Switzerland

Top attraction, View point, Church

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The Tellskapelle is located on the Tellsplatte or Tellenplatte on the shore of Lake Lucerne at the foot of the Axenberg cliffs, in the Sisikon municipality, canton of Uri, Switzerland. It is across the Bay of Uri from the Rütli, some 4.3 km away. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 46°55'57"N, 8°36'48"E

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Tellskapelle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rütli, Seeli, Tell Monument, Rudenz Castle.

2.7 miN
Historical place, Memorial
Rütli, Seelisberg
70 min walk • Rütli or Grütli is a mountain meadow on Lake Lucerne, in the Seelisberg municipality of the Swiss canton of Uri. It is the site of the Rütlischwur in traditional Swiss historiography, the oath marking the foundation of the original Swiss Confederacy. As such it is treated as a national monument of Switzerland.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Seeli, Brunnen
69 min walk • Seeli or Seelisbergsee is the lake on Seelisberg in Uri, Switzerland, that gives the place its name. Its surface area is 18 ha.
3.8 miSE
Memorial, Monuments and statues, Historical place
Tell Monument, Altdorf
97 min walk • The 'Tell Monument' is a memorial to William Tell in the market place of Altdorf, Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The bronze statue by sculptor Richard Kissling was inaugurated on August 28, 1895 at the foot of an old tower.
2.2 miS
Forts and castles
Rudenz Castle
56 min walk • The Rudenz Castle is a fortified tower in Flüelen, a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Niederbauen-Chulm
73 min walk • The Niederbauen-Chulm is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 1,923 metre high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Fronalpstock, Brunnen
83 min walk • The Fronalpstock is a mountain in Switzerland, in the Schwyzer Alps and the canton of Schwyz. It has an elevation of 1,921 metres above sea level. The summit is accessible by a chair lift from the village of Stoos.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rophaien
41 min walk • The Rophaien is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Rossstock, at the western end of the range north of the Schächental.
3.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberbauenstock
84 min walk • The Oberbauenstock is a mountain of the Urner Alps, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Central Switzerland. Its 2,117-metre-high summit is located on the border between the cantons of Nidwalden and Uri.
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alplersee
50 min walk • Alplersee is a lake on the slopes of the Rophaien mountain near Riemenstalden and Sisikon in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. There is another lake in the canton of Uri with the same name near Unterschächen.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles
Seedorf Castle, Seedorf
83 min walk • Seedorf Castle is a medieval castle ruin in the municipality of Seedorf in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is near the school complex of Seedorf and across the street from the newer castle of Apro.
3.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Klingenstock
93 min walk • The Klingenstock is a mountain of the Schwyzer Alps, located between Stoos and Riemenstalden in the canton of Schwyz. Its summit is accessible by chair lift from Stoos.