Hospental

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Hospental is a small historic village in the Swiss Alps, known for its strategic location at the crossroads of major mountain passes and its traditional alpine architecture.

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Hospental canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
village
area 35.27 square kilometres
canton Canton of Uri
linked to: canton of Uri
climate alpine climate
coatOfArms blue tower on yellow field
coordinates 46.617°N 8.567°E
country Switzerland
crossroadsOf Furka–Oberalp route
Gotthard route
district Uri
economy alpine agriculture
tourism
elevation 1452 metres
hasBuildingStyle stone houses with stone roofs
traditional wooden alpine houses
hasHeritageSite Church of St. Maria
Hospental tower
hasRailwayStation Hospental railway station
historicalRole military strategic site controlling Gotthard access
waypoint on north–south transalpine trade routes
knownFor historic village centre
strategic location at crossroads of major Alpine passes
traditional alpine architecture
language German
locatedIn Reuss valley
linked to: Reuss basin

Swiss Alps
locatedNear Furka Pass
Gotthard Pass
Oberalp Pass
locatedOn River Reuss
municipalityCode 1212
neighboringMunicipality Andermatt
Realp
Silenen
Tujetsch
officialLanguage German
partOf Gotthard region
population fewer than 500 inhabitants
postalCode 6493
regionType mountain municipality
religion Roman Catholic majority
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
tourismType hiking destination
winter sports base
transportConnection Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn

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Urseren-Goms region hasVillage Hospental
canton of Uri hasMunicipalities Hospental
Urseren valley hasMunicipality Hospental
Urseren contains Hospental
Realp bordersOn Hospental