Andermatt

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Andermatt

Total population

1,393

Coordinates46.63°, 8.59°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Andermatt is a mountain village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. At an elevation of 1,437 meters (4,715 ft) above sea level, Andermatt is located at the center of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and the historical center cross of north-south and east-west traverses of Switzerland. It is some 28 km (17 mi) south of Altdorf, the capital of Uri.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Isidor Baumann

Swiss politician

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Adelrich Danioth

Swiss politician (1828-1899)

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Antoinette Meyer

alpine skier (1920-2010)

Bernhard Russi

alpine skier

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Ferenc Cathry Szaléz

Swiss engineer

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Jost Josef Nager

Swiss politician (1813-1892)

Hans Danioth

Swiss politician (1931-2020)

Felix Maria Diogg

Swiss painter (1762-1834)

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Gerold Nager

Swiss politician (1823-1898)

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Albert Jütz

(1900-1925)

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Isidor Meyer

Swiss author and politician (1860-1944)

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Peter Gerig

Swiss biathlete

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Raymund Gamma

Swiss politician (1919-1980)

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Tobias Furer

Swiss athletics competitor

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Werner Meier

Swiss politician (1916-2007)

Peter Mattli

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Uri

• Hospental
  1.6 mi away · pop. 202
• Göschenen
  2.3 mi away · pop. 440
• Realp
  5 mi away · pop. 148
• Wassen
  5 mi away · pop. 465
• Gurtnellen
  6.7 mi away · pop. 573
• Amsteg
  10.1 mi away
• Silenen
  11.5 mi away · pop. 2,164
• Erstfeld
  13.2 mi away · pop. 3,786
• Attinghausen
  15.8 mi away · pop. 1,606
• Schattdorf
  16.1 mi away · pop. 5,058
• Bürglen UR
  17 mi away · pop. 3,980
• Seedorf UR
  17.2 mi away · pop. 1,816

Browse all places in Uri →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Andermatt

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Western Green Lizard

Lacerta bilineata

Seen 2026-09-23

mossy saxifrage

Saxifraga bryoides

Seen 2026-09-22

Bavarian gentian

Gentiana bavarica

Seen 2026-09-13

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-13

Queen of Spain Fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Seen 2026-09-13

Adonis Blue

Polyommatus bellargus

Seen 2026-09-13

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-09-13

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

Seen 2026-09-13

Sooty Copper

Lycaena tityrus

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers