KiL.22.220
KiL.22.220 is a historic site in Simplon, Brig District, Valais. KiL.22.220 is situated nearby to the hotel Simplon Hospice, as well as near the motorhome stopover Stellplatz Simplonpass.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Simplon Hospice.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the Pennine Alps and the Lepontine Alps in Switzerland. It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont.
Simplon Hospice
Hotel
The Simplon Hospice is a large building where travellers and merchants can get food, accommodation and shelter from the harsh climate. In a decree of 21 February 1801 Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned the building of a hospice on top of the Simplon Pass.
Rotelsee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The water of the lake powers a small turbine in the monastery Simplon Hospice. Rotelsee is situated 320 metres southeast of KiL.22.220.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosswald and Ried-Brig.
Rosswald
Village
Rosswald is a car-free village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It lies in the eastern part of the canton, in the Simplon region, at an altitude of 1,819 metres. Rosswald is situated 6 km north of KiL.22.220.
Ried-Brig
Village
Photo: Bene16, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ried-Brig is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ried-Brig is situated 8 km north of KiL.22.220.
Glis
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC BY 3.0.
Glis is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of KiL.22.220.
KiL.22.220
- Type: Historic site
- Inscription: “GONDO FRONTIERE K.20.050 BRIGUE K.22.220 COL DU SIMPLON ALTITUDE M.2008.30 TAMINI”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Simplon, Brig District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.2469° or 46° 14′ 49″ northLongitude
8.02912° or 8° 1′ 45″ eastInception
19th centuryHeight
1.1 metres (3.5 feet)Width
0.35 metres (1.1 feet)Open location code
8FRC62WH+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 13893861489OpenStreetMap feature
historic=milestone
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