Nordwand

Nordwand is a building in Zermatt, Visp District, Valais. Nordwand is situated nearby to Haus Andy Sauna, as well as near the public building Gemeindeverwaltung Zermatt.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matterhorn Museum and St. Maurice church.

Matterhorn Museum

Museum

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Matterhorn Museum is situated 330 metres north of Nordwand.

St. Maurice church

Church

Photo: Nbltsgndpfrdbrms, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Maurice church is situated 300 metres northeast of Nordwand.

Zermatt GGB railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Zermatt GGB railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Zermatt, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only. Zermatt GGB railway station is situated 1 km north of Nordwand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zum See and Riffelalp.

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.

Riffelalp

Hamlet

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Findeln

Locality

Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Findeln is a group of hamlets above Zermatt in the canton of Valais. They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–Unterrothorn–Oberrothorn mountains.

Nordwand

Type: Building
Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.01698° or 46° 1′ 1″ north

Longitude

7.74501° or 7° 44′ 42″ east

Open location code

8FR92P8W+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295840483

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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