Meretschialpe

Meretschialpe is a locality in Leuk, Valais. Meretschialpe is situated nearby to the hamlet Obere Meretschialp, as well as near the locality Illalpe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunnethorn and Illsee.

Brunnethorn

Peak

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The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola.

Illsee

Reservoir

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Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km2.

The Illhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Chandolin in the canton of Valais. With a height of 2,717 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of the Illgraben valley. Illhorn is situated 2½ km west of Meretschialpe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chandolin and Unterems.

Chandolin

Village

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Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Chandolin is situated 4 km west of Meretschialpe.

Unterems

Village

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Unterems was a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Unterems is situated 5 km northeast of Meretschialpe.