Switzerland
Valais
Brig District

Simplon

Simplon, earlier known as Simpeln, is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in .
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  • Type: Village with 327 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH6009”, “Simplon VS”, and “Simplon, Valais”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wenghorn and Napoleon barracks in the Gondo gorge (‘Old Barracks’).

Peak
The is a mountain of the Swiss , overlooking Simplon in the canton of . It lies at the eastern end of the range east of the .

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zwischbergen and Gondo.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in . is situated 6 km southeast of Simplon.

Village
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Zwischbergen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of in . is situated 6 km east of Simplon.

Simplon

Latitude
46.1956° or 46° 11′ 44″ north
Longitude
8.0563° or 8° 3′ 23″ east
Population
327
Elevation
1,722 metres (5,650 feet)
Open location code
8FRC53W4+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240036291
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7287174
Wiki­data ID
Q69194
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Simplon” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Simplon”
  • Arpitan: “Semplon (Valês)”
  • Arpitan: “Semplon”
  • Breton: “Simplon”
  • Bulgarian: “Симплон”
  • Catalan: “Simplon”
  • Cebuano: “Simplon”
  • Chinese: “辛普朗”
  • Chinese: “辛普隆”
  • Czech: “Simplon”
  • Dutch: “Simplon”
  • Esperanto: “Sempiono VS”
  • Esperanto: “Simplon VS”
  • Esperanto: “Simplon”
  • Finnish: “Simplon”
  • French: “Simplon VS”
  • French: “Simplon-Village”
  • French: “Simplon”
  • German: “Simpeln”
  • German: “Simplon Dorf”
  • German: “Simplon VS”
  • German: “Simplon”
  • Hungarian: “Simplon”
  • Irish: “Simplon”
  • Italian: “Sempione”
  • Italian: “Simplon”
  • Japanese: “シンプロン”
  • Latin: “Sempronius Mons”
  • Lombard: “Sempiun”
  • Lombard: “Simplon”
  • Malay: “Simplon, Valais”
  • Malay: “Simplon”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Simplon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Simplon”
  • Persian: “سیمپلون، وله”
  • Persian: “سیمپلون”
  • Piemontese: “Simplon”
  • Polish: “Simplon (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Simplon”
  • Portuguese: “Simplon”
  • Romansh: “Simplon”
  • Spanish: “Simplon”
  • Swedish: “Simplon”
  • Swiss German: “Simplu”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Simplon VS”
  • Turkish: “Simplon”
  • Ukrainian: “Семпіоне”
  • Ukrainian: “Симплон”
  • Ukrainian: “Сімплон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Simplon”
  • Venetian: “Simplon (Svisara)”
  • Venetian: “Simplon”
  • Volapük: “Simplon”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Simplon, Valais”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Simplon”
  • Welsh: “Simplon”
  • “Simplon”
  • “Simplon VS”

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