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Altdorf

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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 Tell, William, legendary Swiss patriot. According to legend, Tell was a native of Uri, one of the Swiss forest cantons. Gessler, the canton's Austrian bailiff, decreed that Swiss citizens must remove their hats before his hat, which he had posted on a stake in the
..... Click the link for more information. , commemorated by a monument (1895) and by the William Tell theater (1925).
Altdorf
a town in central Switzerland, capital of Uri canton: setting of the William Tell legend. Pop.: 8541 (2000)


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Her account of the 1615 catalogue of plants growing around Altdorf (near Nuremberg), for example, goes well beyond the work's content, medical-school authors, and local context.
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Excursions include a stunning drive along the shores of Lake Lucerne, through pretty lakeside villages and onto Altdorf - the home of legendary William Tell.
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Rolf Altdorf, vice president and managing director, Europe, will be leaving PGI, effective June 30.
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