old Hospice (in spring only)
old Hospice (in spring only) is a ruins in Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern which is located on Grimselstrasse. old Hospice (in spring only) is situated nearby to the dam Spitallamm, as well as near the power station Grimsel 2 PHES.- Type: Ruins
- Also known as: “Grimsel Hospiz”
- Address: Grimselstrasse, Guttannen, 3864
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sidelhorn and Gletsch railway station.
Sidelhorn
Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Gletsch railway station is situated 2½ km east of old Hospice (in spring only).
Trübtensee
Lake
Trübtensee or Triebtenseewli is a lake in the municipality of Guttannen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The reservoir's surface area is 0.1 km2. Its dam was completed in the 1950s and holds a volume of 1.1 mio m³. Trübtensee is situated 3 km southwest of old Hospice (in spring only).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
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 2½ km east of old Hospice (in spring only).
Oberwald
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4½ km south of old Hospice (in spring only).
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 6 km south of old Hospice (in spring only).
old Hospice (in spring only)
- Category: historic site
- Location: Guttannen, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.56986° or 46° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
8.33051° or 8° 19′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FRCH89J+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 447027427OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“old Hospice (in spring only)” goes by many names.
- French: “ancien Hospice (par eaux basses)”
- German: “altes Hospiz (bei Niedrigwasser)”
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Highlights include Spitallamm and Grimsel 2 PHES.
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