Erstfeld
Sign in to saveErstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Erstfeld
- Swiss town.image_photo
- ErstfeldJagdmattkapelle02.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Erstfeld Flag.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Erstfeld COA.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Uri
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-UR
- Swiss town.district
- n.a.
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 6472
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 1206
- Swiss town.area
- 59.20
- Swiss town.elevation
- 475
- Swiss town.website
- www.erstfeld.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Attinghausen, Gurtnellen, Schattdorf, Silenen, Wassen
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Erstfeld is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
==History== thumb|left|A hoard of torques found in Erstfeld can be seen in the Swiss National Museum in Zurich In 1962 a collection of four gold torques and three gold arm rings were discovered near Erstfeld. While the exact origin date is unknown, they are likely from the 4th century BC. The nearly pure gold rings were discovered under of land slide debris. The rings show Celtic motifs and designs and display a high level of skill. While their purpose is unknown, one theory is that they were offerings made to celebrate safely crossing the Alps.