The Schächental is a valley of Uri, Switzerland, formed by the Schächen river. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The valley stretches to the east of Altdorf for some 10 km. Altdorf ( German for "old village" is the Capital of the Swiss canton of Uri.
Situated in the Schächental are the municipalities of Bürglen (525 m), Spiringen (923 m) and Unterschächen (995 m). Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Spiringen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Unterschächen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland, situated in the upper Schächental. The valley terminates in the Klausenpass (1948 m), which connects to the Urnerboden, leading towards Glarus. Klausen Pass (German Klausenpass) (el 1948 m is a high Mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Uri and Glarus Klausen Pass (German Klausenpass) (el 1948 m is a high Mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the cantons of Uri and Glarus Glarus (German) is the capital of the Canton of Glarus in Switzerland. A side valley, the Hinter Schächen branches to the south of Unterschächen, extending for some 4 km. It terminates abruptly, in the steep northern slope of the Gross Windgällen. The Gross Windgällen is a Mountain in the Glarus Alps.
Upon leaving the valley, the Schächen flows past Altdorf and joins the Reuss at Attinghausen. Altdorf ( German for "old village" is the Capital of the Swiss canton of Uri. The Reuss is a River in Switzerland. With a length of and a Drainage basin of, it is the fourth largest river in Switzerland (after Attinghausen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
The inhabitants of the Schächen valley figure prominently in the formative phase of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the context of the struggle against the Habsburg feudal lords. The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. In legend, William Tell is a native of the Schächen valley. William Tell (;)
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The main valleys of the Alps, orographically by Drainage basin.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic