Zwachter
Zwachter is a building in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Zwachter is situated nearby to the hamlet Furi, as well as near Zum See.Places of Interest Nearby
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. Findelbach railway station is situated 1½ km northeast of Zwachter.
Riffelalp railway station
Railway station
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Riffelalp railway station is situated 1½ km east of Zwachter.
Chapel of the Holy Family
Church
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapel of the Holy Family is a church, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Zwachter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Furi and Zum See.
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.
Zum See
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Zmutt
Hamlet
Photo: DrTW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Zwachter
- Type: Building
- Address: 36
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.0038° or 46° 0′ 14″ northLongitude
7.7319° or 7° 43′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FR92P3J+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 228748903OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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