A town of central Switzerland near the southeast tip of the Lake of Lucerne. A statue commemorates the legendary exploits of William Tell, marking the spot where he supposedly shot an apple off his son's head. Population: 8,600.
Altdorf
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A town of central Switzerland near the southeast tip of the Lake of Lucerne. A statue commemorates the legendary exploits of William Tell, marking the spot where he supposedly shot an apple off his son's head. Population: 8,600.
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Altdorf (ält'dôrf), town (1990 pop. 8,150), capital of Uri canton, central Switzerland. Cables, rubber goods, and ammunition are manufactured. Altdorf was the scene of the legendary exploits of William Tell, commemorated by a monument (1895) and by the William Tell theater (1925).
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Altdorf may refer to:
In Switzerland:
- Altdorf, Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Uri (sometimes written as "Altdorf UR"),
- Altdorf, Schaffhausen, a village in the canton of Schaffhausen (generally written as "Altdorf SH"),
- Bassecourt, an unused German name for the village in the canton of Jura
In Germany:
- Altdorf bei Nürnberg, a city in Bavaria, home of the (former) University of Altdorf
- Altdorf, Lower Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Landshut, Bavaria
- Altdorf, Böblingen, a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg (Altdorf bei Böblingen)
- Altdorf, Esslingen, a municipality in the district of Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg (Altdorf bei Nürtingen)
- Altdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, a municipality in the district Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Altdorf, the name of Weingarten (Württemberg) until 1865
In France:
- Altorf, village in the Bas-Rhin department (Alsace), near Strasbourg
Other:
- Altdorf (Warhammer), the capital of The Empire in the fictional universe of Warhammer Fantasy
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