Grossegg

Grossegg is a ridge in Canton of Bern, Switzerland and has an elevation of 887 metres. Grossegg is situated nearby to the locality Ankehüsli, as well as near the hamlet Aetzrütti.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thorberg Castle and Utzigen château.

Thorberg Castle

Castle

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Thorberg Castle is a former Carthusian monastery, or charterhouse, now a prison, located in Krauchthal in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. Thorberg Castle is situated 3½ km northwest of Grossegg.

Utzigen château

Castle

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Utzigen château is a castle, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Grossegg.

Bigenthal railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Walkringen, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It is located on the standard gauge Burgdorf–Thun line of BLS AG. This station is served as a request stop by local trains only. Bigenthal railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Grossegg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krauchthal and Walkringen.

Krauchthal

Village

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Krauchthal is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Krauchthal is situated 4 km northwest of Grossegg.

Walkringen

Village

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Walkringen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Walkringen is situated 4 km southeast of Grossegg.

Vechigen

Village

Vechigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. Until the administrative centralization of 1966, it was composed of four semi-autonomous communities: Vechigen, Sinneringen with Boll and Dentenberg, Utzigen with Lindental, and Berg with Littewil and Radelfingen. Vechigen is situated 4½ km southwest of Grossegg.

Grossegg

Type: Ridge with an elevation of 887 metres
Category: landform
Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.98118° or 46° 58′ 52″ north

Longitude

7.59922° or 7° 35′ 57″ east

Elevation

887 metres (2,910 feet)

Open location code

8FR9XHJX+FM

GeoNames ID

11999752

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