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.

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 590 metres north of Zen Achern.

Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge

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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 Zen Achern.

Brunegghorn

Peak

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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

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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 3 km south of Zen Achern.

St. Niklaus

Village

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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.