Swiss Fort Knox
Swiss Fort Knox are two highly secure data centers under the Swiss Alps that are designed to provide "long-term access to our digital cultural and scientific assets".- Type: Cave
- Description: data center
- Also known as: “Švýcarský Fort Knox” and “SWISS FORT KNOX I”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saanen Airfield and Saanen railway station.
Saanen railway station
Railway station
Saanen railway station is situated 610 metres northeast of Swiss Fort Knox.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saanen and Gstaad.
Saanen
Village
Gstaad
Gstaad is a mountain resort in the Bernese Highlands in Switzerland. The village is at 1050 m altitude, with local skiing only up to 2200 m, but it's linked by ski-lift to the higher areas of Les Diablerets.Rougemont
Village
Rougemont is a municipality in the Pays-d'Enhaut of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Rougemont is situated 3½ km west of Swiss Fort Knox.
Swiss Fort Knox
- Categories: data center and landform
- Location: Saanen District, Obersimmental-Saanen, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.48514° or 46° 29′ 7″ north
Longitude
7.25436° or 7° 15′ 16″ east
Inception
1996
Open location code
8FR9F7P3+3P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Swiss Fort Knox” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Swiss Fort Knox”
- Dutch: “Swiss Fort Knox”
- French: “Swiss Fort Knox”
- German: “Swiss Fort Knox”
- Spanish: “Swiss Fort Knox”
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Highlights include Schützebode and Rectory.
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