Windkraftanlage Simplon

Windkraftanlage Simplon is a windmill in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,990 metres. Windkraftanlage Simplon is situated nearby to the hotel Simplon Hospice, as well as near Rotelsee.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Simplon Pass and Simplon Hospice.

Simplon Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont.

Simplon Hospice

Hotel

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The Simplon Hospice 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. Simplon Hospice is situated 470 metres east of Windkraftanlage Simplon.

Rotelsee

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Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. Rotelsee is situated 680 metres east of Windkraftanlage Simplon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosswald and Ried-Brig.

Rosswald

Village

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Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 7 km north of Windkraftanlage Simplon.

Ried-Brig

Village

Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 8 km north of Windkraftanlage Simplon.

Glis

Village

Photo: Gestumblindi, CC BY 3.0.

Glis is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Windkraftanlage Simplon.

Windkraftanlage Simplon

Type: Windmill
Category: industry
Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.24686° or 46° 14′ 49″ north

Longitude

8.02324° or 8° 1′ 24″ east

Elevation

1,990 metres (6,529 feet)

Open location code

8FRC62WF+P7

GeoNames ID

7646593

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