Herbriggen
Herbriggen is a railway stop in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais. Herbriggen is situated nearby to the peak Schwarzhorn, as well as near Brunegghorn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herbriggen railway station and Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge.
Herbriggen railway station
Railway station
Photo: Alexey M., CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge
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. Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge is situated 3½ km south of Herbriggen.
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 Herbriggen.
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 3½ km south of Herbriggen.
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 5 km north of Herbriggen.
Gasenried
Village
Photo: Jeffrey Pang, CC BY 2.0.
Gasenried is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Herbriggen.
Herbriggen
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.13257° or 46° 7′ 57″ northLongitude
7.7915° or 7° 47′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FR94QMR+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 10049080797OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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