According to legend, the Devil tried to destroy the bridge of the same name. However, the Uri locals were cleverer and were quick to prevent it.
The approximately 200-tonne Devil’s Stone still stands near Göschenen today. In 1973, it was moved by 127 metres, to make way for the autobahn.
Occupancy
no info available
Tickets
no info available
Parking
no info available
Public transport
Show stops
Description
The legend says that the locals, after trying and failing repeatedly to build a bridge over Schöllenen Gorge, looked to the Devil for help. The latter appeared and offered to solve the problem if he received the first soul to cross the bridge in return. No sooner said than done – the locals agreed.
When the time came to send a soul across the bridge, they began thinking about who should be sacrificed. In the end, they sent a billy goat across the bridge. The Devil got so furious that he picked up a rock and tried to knock down the bridge again. However, a religious woman etched a cross into the rock, and so the Devil missed the bridge. The Devil’s Stone still stands near Göschenen today.
Contact
by
Göschenen
Andermatt-Urserntal Tourismus GmbH
·
Alle Rechte vorbehalten
","geocoordinates":{"longitude":8.58949,"latitude":46.668109},"highlight":false,"id":"b2bbde6e-7c06-41fe-9532-f85b44a066b5","invisible":false,"latitude":46.668109,"license":"none","locale":"en","longitude":8.58949,"name":"G\u00f6schenen","sourceInformationLink":"","tipFamous":false,"tipHighlight":false,"tipIdyllic":false,"tipNatural":false,"tipOffTheTrack":false,"tipOnlyHere":false,"tipPopular":false,"tipTypicalForRegion":false,"type":"area","updatedAt":"2023-04-19T11:11:29","createdAt":"2021-07-06T12:51:00","primaryCategory":{"id":"33273e12-1b93-4d6f-bf1d-03dbbe4446b5","name":"Community","nameWithParents":"Area \u00bb Location \u00bb Community","rootline":["f82359f3-b904-409d-a6bc-d70527e38d8f","33273e12-1b93-4d6f-bf1d-03dbbe4446b5"],"rootlineNames":["Area","Location","Community"],"type":"city","invisible":false},"address":null,"client":{"id":"5cda4e2d-d4d1-438c-a8c6-67646490a24d","name":"G\u00f6schenen","url":"","logo":null,"legalClient":{"id":"5cda4e2d-d4d1-438c-a8c6-67646490a24d","name":"G\u00f6schenen","url":"","logo":null}},"author":"Marlies Planzer","copyright":"","externalIds":{"toubizLegacy":"city.116573","tomasId":"TDS00020010042288992","outdoorActiveId":"1039638","toubizLegacyRemoteId":"location_81023"},"languages":["de","en"],"awards":[],"permissions":{"read":true,"write":false,"delete":false},"classifications":[],"phoneNumbers":[{"id":"2680d513-d66b-4088-b966-1ca727c3ad65","name":"","type":"phone","primary":true,"iso5008":"+41 41 888 71 00"}],"fieldValues":[],"webMediaLinks":{"webcam":[{"id":"97552e3e-ebdc-48f7-a542-6801d2da7933","type":"webcam","url":"http:\/\/webcam.kw-goeschenen.ch\/cam_kwg\/bild.jpg","title":null,"description":null,"sorting":0,"createdAt":"2021-08-25 16:03:08","updatedAt":"2022-07-08 10:35:56"}]},"sourceSystemInformation":[{"name":"mein.toubiz","createdItem":false,"lastTouchedAt":"2023-04-19T11:11:21","firstTouchedAt":"2021-11-18T14:56:01","comment":null}],"trashed":false,"area":{"zipCodes":[]}}],"areaAccommodations":[],"areaHighlights":[],"areaParking":[],"areaPublicTransport":[],"discoveries":[],"gastronomy":[],"generic":[],"iceSkating":[],"connectedPoints":[],"pointGettingThereParking":[],"relatedContacts":[],"sights":[],"snowGear":[],"snowSlopes":[],"snowToboggan":[],"snowTrails":[],"snowTransportation":[],"tours":[],"tourAccommodations":[],"tourContact":[],"tourEndParking":[],"tourEndPoint":[],"tourEndPublicTransport":[],"tourInfrastructure":[],"tourRefreshmentPoints":[],"tourRelatedTours":[],"tourSights":[],"tourStages":[],"tourStagesVariants":[],"tourStartParking":[],"tourStartPoint":[],"tourStartPublicTransport":[],"tourSupport":[],"pointGettingTherePublicTransport":[]},"seo":{"id":"30829c4f-07e6-49e0-a8f7-bcc2f0ed9d04","metaTitle":"Devil\u2019s Stone","metaDescription":"Testaments to a legend \u2013 the Devil\u2019s Stone. According to legend, the Devil tried to destroy the bridge of the same name. However, the Uri locals were cleverer and were quick to prevent it.The approximately 200-tonne Teufelsstein still stands near G\u00f6schenen today. In 1973, it was moved by 127 metres, to make way for the autobahn.","noIndex":false,"openGraphDescription":"Testaments to a legend \u2013 the Devil\u2019s Stone.According to legend, the Devil tried to destroy the bridge of the same name. However, the Uri locals were cleverer and were quick to prevent it.The approximately 200-tonne Teufelsstein still stands near G\u00f6schenen today. In 1973, it was moved by 127 metres, to make way for the autobahn.","openGraphImage":null,"openGraphTitle":"Devil\u2019s Stone","canonicalLink":"","searchKeywords":"Devil's stone, history, legend, G\u00f6schenen, historical"},"tags":["teufelsstein","geschichte andermatt","talgeschichte","sch\u00f6llenen","teufelsbr\u00fccke"]}'>
