Simplon Pass

The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the and the in . It connects in the canton of with in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,996 metres
  • Description: mountain pass in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Simplon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Simplon Hospice and Rotelsee.

Hotel
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The is a large building where travellers and merchants can get food, accommodation and shelter from the harsh climate. In a decree of 21 February 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass.

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is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of , . The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery .

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosswald and Ried-Brig.

Village
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is a car-free in the , located in the canton of . It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in .

Village
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is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Simplon Pass.

Simplon Pass

Latitude
46.25021° or 46° 15′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.03168° or 8° 1′ 54″ east
Elevation
1,996 metres (6,549 feet)
Open location code
8FRC722J+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1456020279
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2658580
Wiki­data ID
Q471166
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Satellite Map

Discover Simplon Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Simplon Pass” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Simplon”
  • Aragonese: “Paso d’o Simplon”
  • Armenian: “Սիմպլոն”
  • Arpitan: “pâs du Semplon”
  • Arpitan: “Pâs du Semplon”
  • Arpitan: “Semplon”
  • Bulgarian: “Симплон”
  • Bulgarian: “Симплонпас”
  • Catalan: “Pas del Simplon”
  • Cebuano: “Simplonpass”
  • Chinese: “辛普朗山口”
  • Croatian: “Prijevoj Simplon”
  • Croatian: “Simplonski prijevoj”
  • Czech: “Simplonský průsmyk”
  • Danish: “Simplon”
  • Danish: “Simplonpasset”
  • Dutch: “Passo del Sempione”
  • Dutch: “Simplonpas”
  • Esperanto: “Passo del Sempione”
  • Esperanto: “Sempiono-Pasejo”
  • Esperanto: “Sempiono”
  • Esperanto: “Sempionopasejo”
  • Esperanto: “Sempionpasejo”
  • Esperanto: “Simplonpass”
  • Finnish: “Passo del Sempione”
  • Finnish: “Simplonin sola”
  • Finnish: “Simploninsola”
  • Finnish: “Simplonpass”
  • Finnish: “Simplonsola”
  • French: “col du Simplon”
  • French: “Col du Simplon”
  • Georgian: “სიმპლონის უღელტეხილი”
  • German: “Napoleonsstrasse”
  • German: “Sempione”
  • German: “Simplon-Pass”
  • German: “Simplonpass”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר סימפלון”
  • Hungarian: “Simplon-hágó”
  • Italian: “passo del Sempione”
  • Italian: “Passo del Sempione”
  • Italian: “Sempione”
  • Japanese: “サンプロン峠”
  • Japanese: “シンプロン峠”
  • Korean: “심플론 고개”
  • Korean: “심플롱 고개”
  • Korean: “짐플론파스”
  • Latin: “Sempronius Mons”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simplon-pass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simplon-passet”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simplonpass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Simplonpasset”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simplon-passet”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simplonpasset”
  • Norwegian: “Simplonpasset”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Còl del Simplon”
  • Persian: “سیمپلون”
  • Persian: “گردنه سیمپلون”
  • Persian: “گردنهٔ سیمپلون”
  • Polish: “Przełęcz Simplon”
  • Polish: “Simplonpass”
  • Polish: “Tunel Simplon”
  • Portuguese: “Passo do Simplon”
  • Romanian: “Pasul Simplon”
  • Romanian: “Simplon”
  • Romanian: “Simplonpass”
  • Romansh: “Pass dal Simplon”
  • Russian: “Зимплон”
  • Russian: “Симплон”
  • Russian: “Симплонский перевал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Prevoj Simplon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Prijevoj Simplon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Simplon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Simplonski prolaz”
  • Slovak: “Simplonský priesmyk”
  • Slovenian: “Prelaz Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Paso del Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Paso del Simplón”
  • Spanish: “Puerto del simplon”
  • Spanish: “Puerto del Simplón”
  • Swedish: “Simplon”
  • Swedish: “Simplonpasset”
  • Swiss German: “Simplonpass”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Simplonpass”
  • Turkish: “Simplon Geçidi”
  • Ukrainian: “Перевал Семпіоне”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімплон”
  • Welsh: “Bwlch Simplon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kulm and Simplon Hospiz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stellplatz Simplonpass and KiL.22.220.

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