Niwen

Niwen is a house in Simplon, Brig District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,923 metres. Niwen is situated nearby to Old hospice, as well as near the mountain saddle Simplon Pass.

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 Niwen.

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 Niwen.

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 Niwen.