Swiss
Swiss may refer to:
* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
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aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
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aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employ ...
s), according to official timetables 2004. Not all of them are open all year. Some of them are sections of aerial lift systems that consist also of other types of aerial lifts besides the tramway in this list. For example, the aerial tramway Blauherd - Rothorn is part of the Zermatt - Sunnegga - Blauherd - Rothorn system, its section Zermatt - Sunnegga being a
funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite en ...
and Sunnegga - Blauherd a
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supp ...
Col du Pillon
Col du Pillon (el. 1546 m) is a mountain pass in the western Swiss Alps, linking Aigle, Le Sépey and Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud with Gstaad in the canton of Berne. The pass itself is located within the canton of Vaud, approximately on ...
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Glacier3000
The Scex Rouge (also spelled ''Sex Rouge''; lit. "red rock"; ) is a mountain of the Alps, overlooking Les Diablerets in the canton of Vaud. Along with the Oldenhorn to the east, it is one of the main peaks of the Diablerets, a huge ice-covered ...
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Diablerets
The Diablerets (french: Les Diablerets; lit. "the abode of devils") are a huge ice-covered mountain massif of the Alps, culminating at the Sommet des Diablerets (VD, VS) at above sea level and straddling the border between the Swiss cantons o ...
Planachaux
The Planachaux () is a mountain of the Swiss Prealps, located south of Rossinière in the canton of Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming ...
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Dorénaz
Dorénaz is a municipality in the district of Saint-Maurice in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Dorénaz is first mentioned in the 11th and 12th Centuries as ''usque ad frontem Dorone''.
Geography
Dorénaz has an area, , of . Of t ...
Mont Fort
Mont Fort is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located near Verbier in the Swiss canton of Valais. It lies on the range between the valleys of Bagnes and Nendaz, north of the Rosablanche. With a height of above sea level, Mont Fort is the highest ...
Riddes
Riddes is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Riddes is first mentioned in 1001 as ''Ride''. It was previously known its German name ''Riden'', though that is not used any more.
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Isérables
Isérables is a municipality in the district of Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Isérables is first mentioned in 1227 as ''Aserablos''. In 1324 it was mentioned as ''Yserablo''.
Geography
Isérables has an area, , of ...
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Grande Dixence Dam
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The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence (river), Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the List of tallest dams in the world, tallest gravity dam in ...
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Grande Dixence Dam
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The Grande Dixence Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Dixence (river), Dixence at the head of the Val d'Hérémence in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At high, it is the List of tallest dams in the world, tallest gravity dam in ...
Vercorin
Vercorin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton near Sierre, at a height of , on a plateau overlooking the Rhone valley. It belongs to the municipality of Chalai ...
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Zinal
Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the ''Val de Zinal'', a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent ...
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Sorebois
The Corne de Sorebois is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. It is located near Zinal in Valais. ''Sorebois'' is the name of an alpine pasture on the east slopes of the mountain.
See also
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Bella Lui
The Bella Lui is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located north of Crans-Montana in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located near the summit and, in winter, the mountain is part of ski area.
See also
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Leukerbad
Leukerbad (french: Loèche-les-Bains, Walliser German: ''Leiggerbad'', although locally known as ''Baadu'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4t ...
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Gemmipass
Gemmi Pass is a high mountain pass across the Bernese Alps connecting Leukerbad (on the south) in the canton of Valais with Kandersteg (on the north) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself lies within the canton of Valais, at a height of above se ...
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Leukerbad
Leukerbad (french: Loèche-les-Bains, Walliser German: ''Leiggerbad'', although locally known as ''Baadu'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4t ...
Turtmann
Turtmann (French: ''Tourtemagne'') is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.
Gampel
Gampel is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gampel should not be confused with the municipality Gampelen in the canton of Bern.
It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, wh ...
Raron
Raron (french: Rarogne) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Raron is first mentioned around 1101–1200 as ''Rarogni''. In 1146 it was mentioned as ''Rarun''.
A settlement on the Heidnisch ...
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Eischoll
Eischoll is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Eischoll is first mentioned in 1250 as ''Oiselz''. In 1336 it was mentioned as ''Oysol'' and in 1418 as ''Eysoll''.
Geography
Eischoll has an a ...
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Raron
Raron (french: Rarogne) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Raron is first mentioned around 1101–1200 as ''Rarogni''. In 1146 it was mentioned as ''Rarun''.
A settlement on the Heidnisch ...
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Unterbäch
Unterbäch is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Unterbäch is first mentioned about 1280 as ''Underbechque''.
On 18 August 1957, Unterbäch was the first community in Switzerland to establis ...
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Wiler
Wiler (Lötschen) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Geography
Wiler has an area, , of . Of this area, or 19.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of ...
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Lauchernalp
Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler
Wiler (Lötschen) is a municipality in the district of Raron ...
Embd
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Embd is first mentioned in 1250 as ''Emeda''. In 1330 it was mentioned as ''Embda'' and ''Emda''.
Geography
Embd has an area, , of . Of this area, ...
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Embd
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Embd is first mentioned in 1250 as ''Emeda''. In 1330 it was mentioned as ''Embda'' and ''Emda''.
Geography
Embd has an area, , of . Of this area, ...
Zermatt
Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Furi
''Furi'' is a 2016 action shoot 'em up video game developed and published by indie studio The Game Bakers available for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Amazon Luna. The game takes place on a planet ...
Klein Matterhorn
The Klein Matterhorn (sometimes translated as ''Little Matterhorn'') is a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At above sea level, it is the highest place in Europe that can be reached by aerial tramway or ...
Gornergrat
The Gornergrat ( en, Gorner Ridge; ) is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB), the highest open-air railway in ...
Stockhorn
The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental.
The Stockhorn is high and is accessible via cable car from Erlenbach. It ...
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Hohtälli
The Hohtälli is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located southeast of Zermatt in the canton of Valais. It lies on the range that separates the Findel Glacier from the Gorner Glacier, between the Gornergrat
The Gornergrat ( en, Gorner ...
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Rote Nase
The Rote Nase (German for ''"Red Nose"'') is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located east of the Gornergrat in Valais. The summit is 3,251 m (10,666 ft) above sea level. It is located to the Southeast of the town of Zermatt, and ...
aerial lift pylon
An aerial lift pylon is a pylon construction bearing the cables of an aerial lift such as an aerial tramway or gondola lift. Large pylons of aerial tramways usually consist of a steel framework construction, smaller pylons of gondola lifts are m ...
Mittelallalin
The Mittelallalin () is a minor summit below the Allalinhorn situated above Saas Fee. This place is well known for the revolving restaurant which is the highest in the world and a glacier cave.
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Mittelallalin can be reached easily by ca ...
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Grindelwald
, neighboring_municipalities = Brienz, Brienzwiler, Fieschertal (VS), Guttannen, Innertkirchen, Iseltwald, Lauterbrunnen, Lütschental, Meiringen, Schattenhalb
, twintowns = Azumi, now Matsumoto (Japan)
Grindelwald is a village and ...
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First
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1).
First or 1st may also refer to:
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Saas Fee
Saas-Fee () is the main village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded ...
Saas Grund
Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom.
History
Saas-Grund is first mentioned in 1438 as ''grunderro''.
Geography
Saas-Grund has an area, , of . Of this ...
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Hohsaas
Hohsaas () is a cable car station and a ski area in the Pennine Alps above Saas Grund in Valais.
Although Hohsaas is not a mountain summit it still offers impressive views over the Dom on the Mischabel range and 18 four-thousand meters mounta ...
Belalp
Belalp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, situated at approximately above sea level in the municipality of Naters. Because of its altitude, Belalp is a vantage point offering views of the Dom and Fletschhorn mountains a ...
Greich
Riederalp () is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.Riederalp
Riederalp () is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.Betten Talstation -
Bettmeralp
Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp.Betten Talstation - Betten Dorf -
Bettmeralp
Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp.Fiesch
Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift.
It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its view o ...
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Fiescheralp
Fiescheralp (also known as ''Kühboden'', literally "cows' floor") is a locality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, situated above Fiesch at an elevation of above sea level. It is the highest of the three car-free resorts lying on the southern ...
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Eggishorn
The Eggishorn is a mountain in the southeastern part of the Bernese Alps, located north of Fiesch in the Swiss canton of Valais. A cable car station is located on a secondary summit named ''Fiescherhorli'' (2,893 m), 500 metres south of the mai ...
Bellwald
Bellwald is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Bellwald was first used to refer to the nearby mountain 1273 ''Beliwalt'' and 1293 ''Belwalt''. The name then came to mean the main village b ...
Stockhorn
The Stockhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the region of Lake Thun in the Bernese Oberland. It is located north of the town of Erlenbach im Simmental.
The Stockhorn is high and is accessible via cable car from Erlenbach. It ...
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Lenk
Lenk im Simmental (or simply Lenk) is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
History
Lenk is first mentioned in 1370 as ''An der Leng''.
The oldest traces of a settlement in th ...
Lac de Sanetsch
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Lac de Sanetsch (also ''Lac de Sénin'', German: ''Sanetsch See'') is a reservoir below Sanetsch Pass in Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is . The Sanetsch dam was built in 1965. The gravity dam
A gravity dam is a dam constru ...
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountai ...
Kandersteg
Kandersteg is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is located along the valley of the River Kander, west of the Jungfrau massif. It is noted for its spectacular mountai ...
Gemmi
Gemmi Pass is a high mountain pass across the Bernese Alps connecting Leukerbad (on the south) in the canton of Valais with Kandersteg (on the north) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself lies within the canton of Valais, at a height of above se ...
Frutigen
Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.
History
The area around Frutigen may have been settled since possibly the Bro ...
Adelboden
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Adelboden is a mountain village and a municipality in Switzerland, located in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental admin ...
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Engstligenalp
The Engstligenalp is a plateau of the western Swiss Alps. It lies south of Adelboden at above sea level. Since 1996 it has belonged to the Swiss culture landscapes of national importance.
The plateau, which belongs to the community of Adelbode ...
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Grindelwald
, neighboring_municipalities = Brienz, Brienzwiler, Fieschertal (VS), Guttannen, Innertkirchen, Iseltwald, Lauterbrunnen, Lütschental, Meiringen, Schattenhalb
, twintowns = Azumi, now Matsumoto (Japan)
Grindelwald is a village and ...
Wengen
Wengen () is a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland of central Switzerland. Located in the canton of Bern at an elevation of above sea level, it is part of the Jungfrauregion and has approximately 1,300 year-round residents, which swells to ...
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Männlichen
The Männlichen is a mountain in the Swiss Alps located within the Canton of Berne.
It can be reached from Wengen by the Wengen–Männlichen aerial cableway, or from the new (December 2019) Grindelwald Terminal stationBOB website - was to hav ...
Isenfluh
Isenfluh is a hamlet in Switzerland, north of the road from Wilderswil to Lauterbrunnen. It is first mentioned in 1319 as ''Ysenfluo'' and in 1401 people from the Lötschental started to settle in the small hamlet. The hamlet belonged to the mon ...
Stechelberg
Stechelberg is a small village in Switzerland located at the base of the Schwarzmönch mountain in the Bernese Alps, part of the district of Lauterbrunnen.
History
The name "Stächelbärg" is first recorded in 1749 to describe this part of the v ...
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Mürren
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer and w ...
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Schilthorn
The Schilthorn () is a summit in Europe, in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. It overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies ...
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Mürren
Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in the Bernese Highlands of Switzerland, at an elevation of above sea level and it cannot be reached by public road. It is also one of the popular tourist spots in Switzerland, and summer and w ...
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Lauterbrunnen
, neighboring_municipalities= Aeschi bei Spiez, Blatten (Lötschen) (VS), Fieschertal (VS), Grindelwald, Gündlischwand, Kandersteg, Lütschental, Reichenbach im Kandertal, Saxeten, Wilderswil
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Lauterbrunnen is a village ...
Sörenberg
Sörenberg is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the southern part of the canton of Lucerne. The village lies in the municipality of Flühli in the Entlebuch region, near the upper end of the Waldemme valley.
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Brienzer Rothorn
The Brienzer Rothorn is a mountain of the Emmental Alps, in Switzerland. With an elevation of above sea level, the Brienzer Rothorn is the highest summit of the range. To its west lies the Tannhorn, whilst to its east are Arnihaaggen, Höch Gumme ...
Lungern
Lungern is a municipality in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. It encompasses Lake Lungern and, besides the village of Lungern, the settlements of Bürglen, Kaiserstuhl and Obsee.
Geography
The village of Lungern lies above sea level in ...
Melchsee-Frutt
Melchsee-Frutt is a mountain resort village in Switzerland. It is located near the lake Melchsee, in the municipality of Kerns, canton Obwalden.
Overview
The village is located at above sea level and is the heart of the resort. The main at ...
Engelberg
, neighboring_municipalities = Attinghausen (UR), Gadmen (BE), Innertkirchen (BE), Isenthal (UR), Wassen (UR), Wolfenschiessen (NW)
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Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipality in the canton ...
Engelberg
, neighboring_municipalities = Attinghausen (UR), Gadmen (BE), Innertkirchen (BE), Isenthal (UR), Wassen (UR), Wolfenschiessen (NW)
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Engelberg (lit.: ''mountain of angel(s)'') is a village resort and a municipality in the canton ...
Stand
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Klein Titlis
Titlis is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Bern. At above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range north of the Susten Pass, between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland. It i ...
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Fell
A fell (from Old Norse ''fell'', ''fjall'', "mountain"Falk and Torp (2006:161).) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or Moorland, moor-covered hill. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle o ...
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Oberrickenbach
Wolfenschiessen is a village and municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland. Besides the village of Wolfenschiessen itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Altzellen, Büren ob dem Bach, Dörfli, and Oberrickenbach, toge ...
Bannalp
Bannalp is a mountain region in the Swiss cantons of Switzerland, canton of Nidwalden, near Engelberg. In the Bannalp region there are three Mountain hut, alpine huts and a small lake, Bannalpsee. There is a Aerial tramway, cable car from Oberrick ...
Bannalpsee
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Bannalpsee is a reservoir in the Wolfenschiessen, municipality of Wolfenschiessen in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Nidwalden.
The reservoir's surface area is . The construction of the reservoir was decided in 1934 and completed in 19 ...
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Dallenwil
Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as ''Tellewilare'' or ''Telliwilare''. In 1850 it was known as ''Thalwyl'' and it wasn't until 1913 that it became Dall ...
Dallenwil
Dallenwil is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
Dallenwil is first mentioned about 1199-1210 as ''Tellewilare'' or ''Telliwilare''. In 1850 it was known as ''Thalwyl'' and it wasn't until 1913 that it became Dall ...
Stans
Stans () is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.
The official language of Stans is German (spoken there in the variety of Swiss Standard German), but the main language is the local variant of Alemannic Swiss German. ...
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Stanserhorn
The Stanserhorn is a mountain in Switzerland, located in the canton of Nidwalden near to the border with Obwalden, with the peak at above sea level.
It is a popular tourist destination, which can be reached from the adjacent town of Stans ...
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Beckenried
Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
The first settlers in what would become Beckried were from Alamanni tribes that moved into the area over 2000 years ago.
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Klewenalp
Beckenried is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
The first settlers in what would become Beckried were from Alamanni tribes that moved into the area over 2000 years ago.
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Emmetten
Emmetten is a municipality in the canton of Nidwalden in Switzerland.
History
Emmetten is first mentioned about 1160 as ''Empnoten''.
Geography
Emmetten has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.8% i ...
Weggis
Weggis is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.
It forms part of the northern shore of Lake Lucerne. The official language is German.
History
In about 800 the monastery of Pfäfers acquired the court ...
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Rigi Kaltbad
Rigi Kaltbad is a resort in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Lucerne. The resort sits on a sunny terrace at an elevation of , overlooking Lake Lucerne above Weggis in Central Switzerland. The locality is part of the municipality of Weggis.
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Brunnen
Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl (Canton of Schwyz), at .
Brunnen railway station, on the Gotthard railway, is served by hourly InterRegio trains, and by lines S2 of the Stadtbahn Zug, whi ...
Stoos
Stoos is a village located in the municipality of Morschach. It lies at in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and has about 100 inhabitants (population was counted at 106 during a 2007 census).
It is used as a small ski resort with a cable car leadi ...
Morschach
Morschach is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. It was a world-famous resort from 1869 up to the Great Depression.
Geography
The municipality is located on a glacier moraine above the Lake of Lucerne. It ...
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Stoos
Stoos is a village located in the municipality of Morschach. It lies at in the Swiss canton of Schwyz and has about 100 inhabitants (population was counted at 106 during a 2007 census).
It is used as a small ski resort with a cable car leadi ...
Glattalp
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Glattalpsee is a reservoir on Glattalp, above Bisisthal, in the municipality of Muotathal, Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
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Muotathal
, neighboring_municipalities= Bürglen (UR), Glarus (GL), Glarus Süd (GL), Illgau, Innerthal, Morschach, Oberiberg, Riemenstalden, Spiringen (UR), Schwyz, Unteriberg, Unterschächen (UR)
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Brunni
Alpthal is a village and municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. Besides the village of Alpthal, the municipality includes the ski resort of Brunni, and settlement of Eigen.
History
Alpthal is first mentioned in 10 ...
Hoch-Ybrig
Hoch-Ybrig is a skiing and hiking area in Canton of Schwyz in Switzerland (Municipalities of Unteriberg, Oberiberg).
Hoch-Ybrig is dominated by the mountain range Forstberg - Druesberg (2282 metres) - Twäriberg. These mountains form a bounda ...
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Amsteg
Silenen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
Geography
Silenen municipality comprises the villages of Silenen (divided into three parts, Dörfli, Russ, Rusli), Amsteg, and Acherli, besides numerous smaller hamlets or dispersed ...
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Arnisee
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Arnisee is a reservoir in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg and Intschi.
See also
*List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It include ...
Flüelen
Flüelen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
Flüelen is first mentioned in 1266 as ''Vluolon''.
Flüelen formed an important transshipment point on Switzerland's transport system for many centuries, and at least sin ...
Bürglen UR Bürglen can refer to several places in Switzerland:
* Bürglen, Obwalden, a settlement in the municipality of Lungern in the canton of Obwalden
*Bürglen, Thurgau
*Bürglen, Uri
Bürglen is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
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Schattdorf
Schattdorf is a village and a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.
History
Schattdorf is first mentioned in 1248 as ''Sachdorf''.
Geography
Schattdorf has an area, , of . Of this area, 33.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while ...
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Haldi Haldi may refer to:
* Ḫaldi, an Urartian god
* ''Haldi'', Hindi/Punjabi/Bengali/Urdu/Gujarati name for the spice turmeric
* Haldi, Estonia, village in Estonia
* Haldi, Baltistan, a village in Pakistan
* Haldi River
Haldi River is a tributary o ...
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Bristen
The Bristen (3,073 m) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, overlooking the valley of the Reuss and located to the south of Amsteg in the canton of Uri, Switzerland. The mountain is located about four kilometres north of Piz Giuv and the border ...
Andermatt
Andermatt ( rm, ) is a mountain village and municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. At an elevation of above sea level, Andermatt is located at the center of the Saint-Gotthard Massif and the historical center cross of north-south and e ...
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Gemsstock
Gemsstock is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Andermatt in the canton of Uri. A glacier named ''Gurschenfirn'' lies over its northern flanks. The Gemsstock is a subpeak of the higher Chastelhorn, lying approximately one kil ...
Arnisee
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Arnisee is a reservoir in the Canton of Uri, Switzerland. It can be reached by gondola lift from Amsteg and Intschi.
See also
*List of mountain lakes of Switzerland
This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It include ...
Rodi
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the Sou ...
Braggio
Braggio was a municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.Selma
Selma may refer to:
Places
*Selma, Algeria
*Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
*Selma, Switzerland, village in the Grisons
United States:
*Selma, Alabama, city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches
*Selma, Arkansas
*Selma, Cali ...
Orselina
Orselina is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
History
Orselina is first mentioned in 1182 as ''Concilio Meziano''. In 1323 it was mentioned as ''Orsarina''. During the Middle Ages and into the Ea ...
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Cardada
Cimetta is a mountain in the Lepontine Alps, it is located above Locarno and Lake Maggiore.
The Locarno–Madonna del Sasso funicular links Locarno city centre with Orselina. From there a cable car connects to ''Cardada'', from which a chair ...
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Intragna
Intragna is a village and locality in the municipality of Centovalli in the district of Locarno of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Intragna has good railway connection with Locarno, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, as well as bus connec ...
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Costa
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
* Costa (entomology), the leading edge of th ...
Brusino Arsizio
Brusino Arsizio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland on the Lake of Lugano.
History
The village has been inhabited since the Roman era. In 1970, a plundered Roman grave was found with grave goods. Th ...
Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg
The Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car (LAF; german: Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg or ) is a cable car in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The lower station is located in Adliswil in the Sihl Valley, whilst the upper station is located on the Fe ...
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Adliswil
Adliswil is a town and a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
The official language of Adliswil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alem ...
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Felsenegg
Felsenegg (el. ) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
Geography
Felsenegg is located some to the southwest of the city of Zürich on the Albis chain, between the municipalities of Stallikon and Adliswil. The hilltop ...
Säntis
At above sea level, Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. It is also the culminating point of the whole Appenzell Alps, between Lake Walen and Lake Constance. Shared by three cantons, the mounta ...
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Wasserauen
Wasserauen is a place in the district of Schwende in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland.
The settlement consists of a few farms, the terminus stations of the railway line Gossau – Appenzell – Wasserauen of the Appenzeller B ...
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Ebenalp
The Ebenalp (1,640 m) is the northernmost summit of the Appenzell Alps. The mountain is a popular hiking destination and has been accessible by cable car from Wasserauen since 1955. Ebenalp attracts up to 200,000 visitors each year.
From the ...
Hoher Kasten
The Hoher Kasten is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps, overlooking the Rhine in Eastern Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen.
The summit is easily accessible with a cable car star ...
Unterterzen
Quarten is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, above Lake Walensee. Besides Quarten itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Oberterzen, Unterterzen, Quin ...
Flumserberg
Flumserberg is a resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of St. Gallen. It is composed of several villages at elevations between above sea level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of ...
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Niederurnen
Niederurnen is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Niederurnen is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord.
History
Niederurnen is first mentioned either before 1045 or between 1077 and 11 ...
Fanas
Fanas is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2011 Fanas and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of Grüsch.
History
Fanas ...
Klosters
Klosters is a Swiss village in the Prättigau, politically part of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the political district Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. In 2021, the municipality shortened its name to Kl ...
Gotschnagrat
The Gotschnagrat is a mountain of the Plessur Alps, overlooking Klosters in the canton of Graubünden. It is a minor prominence on the ridge descending east of the Casanna.
The Gotschnagrat can be reached by cable car from Klosters. In winter i ...
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Parsenn
Parsenn is a ski area near Davos, Switzerland, offering 35 ski runs.
The Parsenn area is the largest and most modern of Davos' five mountains.
The recently updated Parsenn "red railway" funicular covers the difference of up to the Weissfluh ...
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Weissfluhjoch
The Weissfluhjoch () is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh () situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.
On the Weissflujoch are located several laborat ...
Weissfluhjoch
The Weissfluhjoch () is a summit southeast of the Weissfluh () situated in the Plessur Range in Graubünden. Since 1932, a funicular railway (the Parsennbahn) leads to its summit from Davos.
On the Weissflujoch are located several laborat ...
Davos
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Davos (, ; or ; rm, ; archaic it, Tavate) is an Alpine resort town and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos R ...
Jakobshorn
The Jakobshorn () is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is also one of the five skiing regions of the Davos Klosters Mountains, offering 14 pistes.
Located at the northern end of the rang ...
Laax
Laax ( rm, Lags) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Laax is first mentioned c. 1290–98 as ''Lags''.
Geography
Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural pur ...
Crap Masegn
The Crap Masegn is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located near Flims in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies south of the Vorab.
Territorially it divides on the municipal areas of Falera on its eastern face, a narrow southern strip ...
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Disentis
Disentis (German) or Mustér (, Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the ...
Arosa
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Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton o ...
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Weisshorn
The Weisshorn (German, lit. ''white peak/mountain'') is a major peak of Switzerland and the Alps, culminating at above sea level. It is part of the Pennine Alps and is located between the valleys of Anniviers and Zermatt in the canton of Val ...
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Lenzerheide
Lenzerheide ( Romansh: ''Lai'') is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village lies in the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.
The ...
Parpaner Rothorn
The Parpaner Rothorn is a mountain of the Plessur Alps, overlooking Parpan in the canton of Graubünden. The summit is easily accessible with a cable car from Lenzerheide, the upper station being located 30 metres below the main summit.
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Rhäzüns
Rhäzüns is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons.
History
Rhäzüns is first mentioned about 840 as ''Raezunne''.
It formed a single parish with Bonaduz until the Reformation.
It was part of the Grey League f ...
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Feldis/Veulden
Feldis/Veulden is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Scheid merged with Feldis/Veulden, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.
Sils Maria
Sils im Engadin/Segl (german: Sils im Engadin; Romansh ), often also as ''Sils i.E./Segl'', is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romans ...
Signal
In signal processing, a signal is a function that conveys information about a phenomenon. Any quantity that can vary over space or time can be used as a signal to share messages between observers. The '' IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing' ...
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Corviglia
Corviglia is a location on the eastern slopes of Piz Nair, overlooking St. Moritz in the canton of Graubünden. It lies on the watershed between the rivers Schlattain (Val Saluver) and the Ovel da la Resgia (ending in Lake St. Moritz), at an elev ...
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Piz Nair
Piz Nair () is a mountain of the Albula Alps in Switzerland, overlooking St. Moritz in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. The peak is easily accessible from the village with a funicular and a Aerial lift, cable car; the upper sta ...
Diavolezza
The Diavolezza is a col and ski resort above the Val Bernina in Graubünden. The col has an altitude of Swiss Confederation: Maps of Switzerland'. Retrieved 26 March 2021. and is located between Munt Pers (northwest, ) and Piz Trovat (southe ...
Piz Lagalb
Piz Lagalb is a mountain of the Livigno Alps, overlooking the Bernina Pass in the canton of located in Graubünden. In winter it serves as a ski area.
See also
* List of mountains of the Alps
* List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by p ...
Rivera
Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...
List of funiculars in Switzerland
This is a list of all funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a timetable.
See also
*List of funicular railways
*List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland
*List of aerial tramways in Switzerland
*List of mou ...
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List of mountain railways in Switzerland
This is a list of mountain railways in operation in Switzerland. It includes railways that overcome steep gradients (over 5%) or whose culminating point is over above sea level. Most of them are located in the Alps, which include the highest Eur ...
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List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport
This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of their key col a ...