Mission 1966
Mission 1966 is a wayside cross in Martigny, Valais. Mission 1966 is situated nearby to the village Charrat, as well as near the mountain saddle Col du Lein.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charrat-Fully railway station and Col du Lein.
Charrat-Fully railway station
Railway station
Charrat-Fully railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Charrat, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Charrat-Fully railway station is situated 1¼ km west of Mission 1966.
Col du Lein
Mountain saddle
Photo: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Col du Lein is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Saxon in the valley of the Rhône with Vollèges in the Val de Bagnes.
Saxon railway station
Railway station
Saxon railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Saxon, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Saxon railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Mission 1966.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charrat and Fully.
Charrat
Village
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Charrat is a former municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Charrat merged into the municipality of Martigny.
Fully
Village
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fully is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Fully is situated 2½ km northwest of Mission 1966.
Vollèges
Village
Vollèges is a former municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Bagnes and Vollèges merged to form the new municipality of Val de Bagnes. Vollèges is situated 4½ km southeast of Mission 1966.
Mission 1966
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Martigny, Martigny District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.12564° or 46° 7′ 32″ northLongitude
7.1428° or 7° 8′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8FR944GV+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 1728626705OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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