Zum See
Zum See is a hamlet in the canton of Valais. It is located above Zermatt at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the Matterhorn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Findelbach railway station and Riffelalp railway station.
Findelbach railway station
Railway station
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Findelbach is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais, at an altitude of 1,770 m above mean sea level.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
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Riffelalp is a railway station on the Gornergrat railway, a rack railway which links the resort of Zermatt with the summit of the Gornergrat. The station is situated west of the Gornergrat, in the Swiss municipality of Zermatt and canton of Valais, at an altitude of 2,211 m above mean sea level.
Matterhorn Museum
Museum
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The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural museum in Zermatt whose main theme is the Matterhorn. The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furi and Zmutt.
Furi
Hamlet
Furi is an alpine hamlet in the Pennine Alps, located three kilometers south of Zermatt, Switzerland at an altitude of 1,687m. It is located on a relatively flat area of land between the Gornera and Zmuttbach rivers.
Zmutt
Hamlet
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Zmutt is a small village in the municipality of Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, situated at 1936 m in the Zmutt Valley west of Zermatt. The village chapel is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, patroness of the Valais.
Riffelalp
Hamlet
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Riffelalp is a hamlet in the municipality of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It is located at a height of 2,222 metres above sea level, just above the tree line, approximately halfway between the town of Zermatt and the Gornergrat mountain.
Zum See
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Hamlet near Zermatt, Switzerland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0065° or 46° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
7.73207° or 7° 43′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P4J+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 2525093059OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q16887824
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In Other Languages
From German to Korean—“Zum See” goes by many names.
- German: “Zum See”
- Korean: “춤제”
Localities in the Area
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