Nessel

Nessel is a house in Naters, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,988 metres. Nessel is situated nearby to the village Blatten bei Naters, as well as near Birgisch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brig railway station and Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station.

Brig railway station

Railway station

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Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1878, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel and is served by two standard gauge lines. Brig railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Nessel.

Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station

Railway station

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Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the meeting point of two 1,000 mm metre gauge railway lines of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn and the Furka Oberalp Railway. Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Nessel.

Gärsthorn

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Gärsthorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Mund in the canton of Valais. The main summit has an elevation of 2,964 metres, while the southern summit has an elevation of 2,927 metres. Gärsthorn is situated 4 km west of Nessel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blatten bei Naters and Naters.

Blatten bei Naters

Village

Photo: Reustli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Blatten bei Naters is a village.

Naters

Village

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Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters. Naters is situated 2½ km southeast of Nessel.

Birgisch

Village

Photo: Maurice Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Birgisch is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters. Birgisch is situated 3 km south of Nessel.

Nessel

Type: House
Categories: residential building and building
Location: Naters, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.3426° or 46° 20′ 33″ north

Longitude

7.96708° or 7° 58′ 2″ east

Elevation

1,988 metres (6,522 feet)

Open location code

8FR98XV8+2R

GeoNames ID

11216191

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