Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Flüelen is first mentioned in 1266 as Vluolon. Flüelen formed an important transship…Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Flüelen is first mentioned in 1266 as Vluolon. Flüelen formed an important transshipment point on Switzerland's transport system for many centuries, and at least since the opening of the first track across the Gotthard Pass in 1230. The various routes across the pass reached Lake Lucerne at Flüelen, and until the latter half of the 19th century the lake provided the best onward link to the cities of northern Switzerland. In the 13th century the Castle of Rudenz was built in Flüelen as an Imperial customs post to collect customs fees from the Gotthard traffic.
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