Zen Achern
Zen Achern is a residential area in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,264 metres. Zen Achern is situated nearby to Herbriggen railway station, as well as near the village Randa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herbriggen railway station and Suspension bridge Charles Kuonen.
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 600 metres north of Zen Achern.
Suspension bridge Charles Kuonen
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. Suspension bridge Charles Kuonen is situated 3 km south of Zen Achern.
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 3½ km west of Zen Achern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and St. Niklaus.
Randa
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3 km south of Zen Achern.
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 6 km north of Zen Achern.
Gasenried
Village
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Gasenried is a village, which is situated 7 km northeast of Zen Achern.
Zen Achern
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12709° or 46° 7′ 38″ northLongitude
7.78912° or 7° 47′ 21″ eastElevation
1,264 metres (4,147 feet)Open location code
8FR94QGQ+RJOpenStreetMap ID
way 741317151OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
11218246
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In Other Languages
“Zen Achern” goes by many names.
- German: “Zen Achern”
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