Zwing Uri Castle

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Zwing Uri is a ruined medieval castle north of Amsteg, today in the territory of the municipality of Silenen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. ()

Local name: Zwing-Uri Coordinates: 46°46'27"N, 8°40'14"E

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Zwing Uri Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golzerensee, Gross Windgällen, Oberalpstock, Arnisee.

3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Golzerensee
84 min walk • Golzerensee is a lake at Golzeren in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. Its surface area is 5.7 ha. Golzeren is located in the Maderanertal and can be reached by cable car from Bristen. The lake is a popular fishing location. Species include brown trout, rainbow trout, and perch.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Windgällen
95 min walk • The Gross Windgällen is a 3,187 m high mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss in the canton of Uri. The name Gross Windgällen derives from Gälle or gellen, meaning as much as wailing, shrilling or whistling.
5.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oberalpstock
132 min walk • The Oberalpstock or Piz Tgietschen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Its massif separates the valleys of Maderanertal and Surselva near Sedrun.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Arnisee
34 min walk • Arnisee is a reservoir in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg and Intschi.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bälmeten
101 min walk • The Bälmeten is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, overlooking Erstfeld in the canton of Uri. It lies west of the Hoch Fulen, in the group north-west of the Gross Windgällen.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bristen
68 min walk • The Bristen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss and located to the south of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The mountain is located about four kilometres north of Piz Giuv and the border with Graubünden. The Bristen is considered one of the main landmarks of the Canton of Uri.
3.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Seewlisee
84 min walk • Seewlisee is a lake in Uri, Switzerland at an elevation of 2028 m. Its surface area is 9 ha. The lake lies at the foot of the Gross Windgällen. The lake can be reached by foot in 2–3 hours from the cable car Silenen-Chilcherbergen.
5.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Piz Giuv
131 min walk • Piz Giuv is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Uri and Graubünden. At 3,096 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain of the Glarus Alps lying west of the Oberalpstock.
~1840 ftN
Forts and castles
Meierturm
9 min walk • Meierturm is a medieval tower in the municipality of Silenen in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
3.7 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Maderanertal
94 min walk • The Maderanertal is an Alpine valley of the canton of Uri in Central Switzerland. It is drained by the Chärstelenbach, a stream that is a right tributary of the Reuss at Amsteg.
5.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gross Ruchen
141 min walk • The Gross Ruchen is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Brunnital south of Unterschächen in the canton of Uri. It is located between the higher Gross Windgallen on the west and the Chli Ruchen on the east.