Breithorn

The Breithorn is a mountain of the Swiss in the . It is part of the municipality and overlooks the lower Goms on the north side and the Saflischtal on the south side, east of the .
Wikipedia
Photo: RobK1964, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lax railway station and Saint Michael Church.

Railway station
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. is situated 4 km northwest of Breithorn.

Church
Photo: Amagra lacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3½ km east of Breithorn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ausserbinn and Schmidighischere.

Hamlet
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is a former municipality of the canton of , , and now part of the municipality of . Prior to its incorporation within Ernen, it was one of Switzerland's smallest municipalities with a population of only 47 as of 2000. is situated 3 km north of Breithorn.

Village
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Breithorn.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of in . is situated 4 km north of Breithorn.

Breithorn

Latitude
46.35667° or 46° 21′ 24″ north
Longitude
8.13863° or 8° 8′ 19″ east
Elevation
2,599 metres (8,527 feet)
Open location code
8FRC944Q+MF
Geo­Names ID
6933613
Wiki­data ID
Q4960449
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Breithorn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بريتورن”
  • Cebuano: “Breithorn”
  • Chinese: “布赖特峰”
  • Dutch: “Breithorn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بريتورن”
  • Ladin: “Breithorn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Breithorn i Saflischtal”
  • Persian: “بریتورن (گرنژیول)”
  • Persian: “بریتورن”
  • Spanish: “Breithorn (Saflischtal)”
  • Swedish: “Breithorn”
  • Uzbek: “Breithorn”

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