Geisstrift
Geisstrift is a house in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,666 metres. Geisstrift is situated nearby to Herbriggen railway station, as well as near the village Randa.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herbriggen railway station and Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge.
Herbriggen railway station
Railway station
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Herbriggen railway station is a railway station in the municipality of St. Niklaus, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only. Herbriggen railway station is situated 640 metres northwest of Geisstrift.
Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge
Photo: Theo lauber, CC BY-SA 4.0.
At the time of its opening in July 2017, the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge was the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world. It is located in Randa, Switzerland and replaced the defunct Europabrücke, which had been damaged by a rock slide. Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge is situated 3 km south of Geisstrift.
Brunegghorn
Peak
Photo: ErinoVet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brunegghorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Mattertal in the canton of Valais. It is part of the Weisshorn group. On the west side of the mountain flows the Brunegg Glacier. Brunegghorn is situated 4 km west of Geisstrift.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and St. Niklaus.
Randa
Village
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Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley. Randa is situated 3½ km south of Geisstrift.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 5 km north of Geisstrift.
Gasenried
Village
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Gasenried is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Geisstrift.
Geisstrift
- Type: House
- Categories: residential building and building
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12799° or 46° 7′ 41″ northLongitude
7.79732° or 7° 47′ 50″ eastElevation
1,666 metres (5,466 feet)Open location code
8FR94QHW+5WGeoNames ID
11218245
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- German: “Geisstrift”
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