Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz
Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz is a bus stop in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,002 metres. Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz is situated nearby to the hotel Simplon Hospice, as well as near Rotelsee.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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.
Rotelsee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 300 metres southeast of Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Ried-Brig.
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 7 km north of Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz.
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 Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz.
Glis
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC BY 3.0.
Glis is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz.
Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz
- Type: Bus stop
- Also known as: “Simplon Hospiz”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.24674° or 46° 14′ 48″ northLongitude
8.02911° or 8° 1′ 45″ eastElevation
2,002 metres (6,568 feet)Operator
PAGOpen location code
8FRC62WH+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 595514663OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platformGeoNames ID
10389975
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“Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz” goes by many names.
- German: “Simplon Hospiz, Hospiz”
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