Rothwald
Rothwald is a hamlet in Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,809 metres. Rothwald is situated nearby to the locality Unners Mittubäch, as well as near Grund.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Ganter Bridge.
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 Pass is situated 3½ km south of Rothwald.
Ganter Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Markus Schweiss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ganter Bridge is a multi-span reinforced-concrete road bridge that is the second longest spanning bridge in Switzerland after Poya Bridge. It spans the Ganter River valley and is located along the Simplon Pass road about 10 km south of Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Glishorn
Peak
The Glishorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Brig-Glis in the canton of Valais. Glishorn is situated 3½ km west of Rothwald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Termen.
Rosswald
Village
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 2½ km north of Rothwald.
Termen
Village
Photo: Albins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Termen is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Termen is situated 5 km north of Rothwald.
Brig
Town
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, known as Brig in German and Briga in Italian, is a town and former municipality in the canton of Valais. It is part of the municipality of Brig-Glis. Brig is situated 5 km northwest of Rothwald.
Rothwald
- Type: Hamlet
- Postal code: 3901
- Category: locality
- Location: Ried-Brig, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.28052° or 46° 16′ 50″ northLongitude
8.0372° or 8° 2′ 14″ eastElevation
1,809 metres (5,935 feet)Open location code
8FRC72JP+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1838074733OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
8469020
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