Carex
Carex is a building in Realp, Uri. Carex is situated nearby to the university Alpine Forschungs- und Ausbildungstation Furka, as well as near the hotel building Hotel Furkablick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Furka Pass and Hotel Furkablick.
Furka Pass
Mountain saddle
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Furka Pass is a 2,429 m high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres.
Hotel Furkablick
Hotel building
Photo: Zimmerch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotel Furkablick is a hotel building.
Furka DFB railway station
Railway station
Furka DFB railway station is a metre gauge railway station at the eastern portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. The station was opened in 1926. Furka DFB railway station is situated 530 metres east of Carex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Realp.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 5 km west of Carex.
Realp
Village
Photo: SteveK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Realp is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. Realp is situated 7 km east of Carex.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 7 km southwest of Carex.
Carex
- Type: Building
- Location: Realp, Uri, Canton of Uri, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.57647° or 46° 34′ 35″ northLongitude
8.42142° or 8° 25′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8FRCHCGC+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 367194871OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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