Altdorf translates as “old village” and it is the capital city of the canton of Uri, it is the canton with the shortest name and the meanest flag featuring a black bull with a nose ring. Along with Schwyz and Nidwalden, Uri is one of the founding cantons of the Swiss Confederation.
Clock tower 
William Tell Monument
Religious buildings include the St. Matrtin’s Church in the town centre and a modest abbey up the hill. The abbey is actually quite well located being just a 5-minute hike up with concrete steps and commands a great view over the town.
St. Martin’s Church 
Reformed Church 
Kapuziner Abbey 
Town hall
There’s not much in the way of tourism in Altdorf, but there is an interesting history to its William Tell Monument. According to Swiss legend, Tell is the spiritual embodiment of the Swiss’ desire for freedom from the Hapsburg Empire and liberty as an independent people. The monument clearly states 1307 as the founding date of Switzerland whereas it is now widely accepted as 1291, as written on the Federal Charter.
Funicular 
Rütli 
Lake Luzern
Texts books and schools teach schoolchildren in Switzerland that the founding date of the country is in 1291, but Uri disagreed because the Oath of Rütli occurred in 1307 as has been traditionally passed down. However, at the time of construction of the William Tell Monument in 1895, the Federal Charter had not become an important document yet as modern Switzerland did not emerge until 1848.
