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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brig railway station and Brig Bahnhofplatz railway station.
Brig railway station
Railway station
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
Photo: Photnart, Public domain.
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.
Naters
Village
Photo: Summi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
7.96708° or 7° 58′ 2″ eastElevation
1,988 metres (6,522 feet)Open location code
8FR98XV8+2RGeoNames ID
11216191
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In Other Languages
“Nessel” goes by many names.
- German: “Nessel”
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