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

Born Henri Haller in Altdorf, Switzerland, on Jan. 10, 1923, he was the son of a French mother and a Swiss father who worked in a factory.

From Washington Post

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

Adolf Daetwyler in 1915 started working at a cable and rubber factory in Altdorf, Switzerland, before his family bought and renamed the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

But that didn't stop the town of Altdorf—putative site of the famous apple shot—from erecting a towering statue of him on a main drag.

From The Wall Street Journal