Biel
Biel is a hill in Zeneggen, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,450 metres. Biel is situated nearby to the village Zeneggen, as well as near the hamlet Esch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Visp railway station and Bonigersee.
Visp railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visp railway station is a junction station at Visp, in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a modern station building completed in 2007, and is served by two standard gauge lines and a metre gauge line. Visp railway station is situated 2½ km northeast of Biel.
Bonigersee
Lake
Bonigersee is a lake at Törbel in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.9 ha. The raised bog is listed in the Federal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance and the Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Visp and Moosalp.
Visp
Photo: Fabienp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visp is a German-speaking town in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located in the Rhone valley and is a major industrial centre in the region. Its location at the intersection of three train lines and a big bus interchange make it a gateway to many of the towns and resorts in the upper part of the Valais.
Moosalp
Locality
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Moosalp is a high mountain pass across the western Pennine Alps, connecting Bürchen with Törbel in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies north-east of Augstbordhorn. Moosalp is situated 3½ km southwest of Biel.
Bürchen
Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
Bürchen is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bürchen is situated 3½ km west of Biel.
Biel
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,450 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Zeneggen, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.27377° or 46° 16′ 26″ northLongitude
7.86312° or 7° 51′ 47″ eastElevation
1,450 metres (4,757 feet)Open location code
8FR97VF7+G6GeoNames ID
10628113
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In Other Languages
“Biel” goes by many names.
- German: “Biel”
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