Altdorf

American  

[ahlt-dawrf] / ˈɑltˌdɔrf /

noun

1. a town in and the capital of Uri, in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: legendary home of William Tell.

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Altdorf British  

/ ˈaltdɔrf /

noun

1. a town in central Switzerland, capital of Uri canton: setting of the William Tell legend. Pop: 8541 (2000)

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Example Sentences

The European Commission said on Jan. 2 hundreds of temperature records had been broken across the continent, including the Swiss town of Altdorf reaching 19.2C, smashing a record standing since 1864.

From Reuters • Mar. 8, 2023

Fritz Koenig, 92, a German sculptor whose work “The Sphere” became a symbol of resilience after the 9/11 attacks in New York, died late Wednesday at his home in Altdorf, about 31 miles of Munich.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2017

Altdorf, about 50 miles south of Zurich, also has a theater built in the 19th century that hosts performances of Friedrich Schiller's drama "William Tell."

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2013

Altdorf 1682 observes that the attractive quality of the magnet hath been taken notice of beyond all history.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

In Altdorf, our capital city, he has set up a pole.

From Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Holbrook, Florence