Place details
Place nameAltdorf
Other namesAltorf, Altendorfium, Altorfium
CountrySchweiz
Latitude46.883
Longitude8.65
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on Lake Lucerne. Famous as the site of the legendary arrow-shooting feat by William Tell, which is linked to the emergence of the Swiss nation and the formation of the Everlasting League against the Hapsburgs in 1291.