Simplon Dorf, Niwen
Simplon Dorf, Niwen is a bus stop in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,944 metres. Simplon Dorf, Niwen is situated nearby to Old hospice, as well as near the mountain saddle Simplon Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Old 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.
Old hospice
Photo: Hp.Baumeler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old hospice is situated 520 metres southwest of Simplon Dorf, Niwen.
Simplon Hospice
Hotel
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 1¼ km northeast of Simplon Dorf, Niwen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brig and Rosswald.
Brig
Photo: JoachimKohlerBremen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brig, officially Brig-Glis, is a municipality of 13,000 people in Valais in Switzerland. The municipality is made up of two neighbouring towns, Brig and Glis, with a third independent town Naters across the Rhone river to the north.
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 8 km north of Simplon Dorf, Niwen.
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 9 km north of Simplon Dorf, Niwen.
Simplon Dorf, Niwen
- Type: Bus stop
- Also known as: “Niwen”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.23793° or 46° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
8.02095° or 8° 1′ 15″ eastElevation
1,944 metres (6,378 feet)Operator
PAGOpen location code
8FRC62QC+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 1408960651OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10388634
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“Simplon Dorf, Niwen” goes by many names.
- German: “Simplon Dorf, Niwen”
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