Swiss Towns / Episode 6
Göschenen
3 October 2026 · Uri
What happened in this episode?
In episode 6, Göschenen was selected by the wheel and eliminated from the Swiss Towns series. The municipality finished in place 2'105 out of 2'110 participants. After this spin, 2'104 municipalities remained in the race.
Municipality profile
Göschenen lies in the canton of Uri. It has 482 permanent residents and covers 104.15 km², which corresponds to around 5 residents per km².
- Canton: Uri
- 482 permanent residents
- Area: 104.15 km²
Once the world’s longest railway tunnel.
Opened in 1882, the 15 km railway tunnel to Airolo was the longest in the world at the time.