Alterhaupt
Alterhaupt is a resthouse in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,919 metres. Alterhaupt is situated nearby to Matterhorn Museum, as well as near Zermatt railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matterhorn Museum and Zermatt GGB railway station.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
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The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party. Matterhorn Museum is situated 700 metres southeast of Alterhaupt.
Zermatt GGB railway station
Railway station
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Zermatt GGB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only. Zermatt GGB railway station is situated 1 km east of Alterhaupt.
Zermatt railway station
Railway station
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Zermatt railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the car-free mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Zermatt railway station is situated 1 km east of Alterhaupt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zum See and Furi.
Zum See
Hamlet
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Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Zmutt
Hamlet
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Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.
Alterhaupt
- Type: Resthouse
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.02225° or 46° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
7.73809° or 7° 44′ 17″ eastElevation
1,919 metres (6,296 feet)Open location code
8FR92PCQ+V6GeoNames ID
11218302
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In Other Languages
“Alterhaupt” goes by many names.
- German: “Alterhaupt”
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