Göschenen

Göschenen (alt. 1,115 m/3,658ft) is magnificently situated at the junction of the Göschenen-Reuss with the Reuss, which issues from the Schöllenen gorge. It lies near the north entrance to the 15km/9mi long St Gotthard tunnel and has a large railroad station. The builder of the tunnel, Louis Favre, died of a stroke in the tunnel in 1879, shortly before its completion, and is buried in Göschenen churchyard.