Simplon Hospice
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.
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- Description: hospice building of the Augustinian canons on the Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Address: Simplonstrasse 132, Simplon Hospiz, 3907
- Email: simplon@gsbernard.ch
- Also known as“Hospice on the Simplon Pass”“Simplon Hospiz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Simplon Pass and Rotelsee.
Simplon Pass
Mountain saddle
The Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass between the…
Rotelsee
Rotelsee is a lake near Simplon Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Rotelsee is situated 270 metres southeast of Simplon Hospice.
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. Rosswald is situated 7 km north of Simplon Hospice.
Ried-Brig
Village
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 Simplon Hospice.
Glis
Village
Glis is a village, which is situated 8 km northwest of Simplon Hospice.
Simplon Hospice
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Latitude
46.24648° or 46° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.02928° or 8° 1′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FRC62WH+HP
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Simplon Hospice” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Simplon-Hospiz”
- French: “hospice du Simplon”
- French: “Hospice du Simplon”
- German: “Hospiz auf dem Simplonpass”
- German: “Simplon-Hospiz”
- Italian: “Ospizio del Sempione”
- Portuguese: “Hospício do Simplon”
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