Herbriggen
Herbriggen is a village in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,265 metres. Herbriggen is situated nearby to the locality Dorf, as well as near Fellwald.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in St. Niklaus in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Herbrigen”
- Postal code: 3927
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herbriggen railway station and Brunegghorn.
Herbriggen railway station
Railway station
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Herbriggen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of St. Niklaus, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only.
Brunegghorn
Peak
Photo: ErinoVet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunegghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Mattertal in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Weisshorn group. On the west side of the mountain flows the Brunegg Glacier. Brunegghorn is situated 4 km west of Herbriggen.
Randa rockslides
In April and May 1991, two consecutive rockslides occurred from a cliff above the town of Randa in the Matter valley of Switzerland. The rockslides released a cumulative volume of approximately 30 million cubic meters of debris, with each of the rockslide stages occurring over several hours. Randa rockslides is situated 3 km south of Herbriggen.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and St. Niklaus.
Randa
Village
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Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley. Randa is situated 4 km south of Herbriggen.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 4½ km north of Herbriggen.
Gasenried
Village
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Gasenried is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Herbriggen.
Herbriggen
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.13702° or 46° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
7.79257° or 7° 47′ 33″ eastElevation
1,265 metres (4,150 feet)United Nations Location Code
CH HVNOpen location code
8FR94QPV+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 240031311OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2660373Wikidata ID
Q1609479
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Herbriggen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Herbriggen”
- French: “Herbriggen”
- German: “Herbriggen”
- Irish: “Herbriggen”
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Localities in the Area
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