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Altdorf

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Altdorf , town (1990 pop. 8,150), capital of Uri canton, central Switzerland. Cables, rubber goods, and ammunition are manufactured. Altdorf was the scene of the legendary exploits of William Tell , commemorated by a monument (1895) and by the William Tell theater (1925).

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