Zum See
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.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Findelbach railway station and Riffelalp railway station.
Findelbach railway station
Railway station
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Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level. Findelbach railway station is situated 1¼ km east of Zum See.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
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Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level. Riffelalp railway station is situated 1½ km east of Zum See.
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 2 km northeast of Zum See.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furi and Zmutt.
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
Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Zum See
- Type: House
- Description: Hamlet near Zermatt, Switzerland
- Categories: human settlement, residential building, and building
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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From German to Korean—“Zum See” goes by many names.
- German: “Zum See”
- Korean: “춤제”
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