Breitmatten
Breitmatten is a hamlet in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais. Breitmatten is situated nearby to the locality Rosswang, as well as near the hamlet Zenackern.Places of Interest
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 2½ km southeast of Breitmatten.
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 Breitmatten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randa and Täsch.
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 2½ km south of Breitmatten.
Täsch
Village
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km north of Zermatt. The local language is Swiss German. Täsch is situated 6 km south of Breitmatten.
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 Breitmatten.
Breitmatten
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Breitmattu”
- Category: locality
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12232° or 46° 7′ 20″ northLongitude
7.78978° or 7° 47′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FR94QCQ+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 12047160242OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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