Birgisch
in Brig District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (31 mi) - Locarno Airport (45 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (47 mi)
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Aosta Airport (49 mi) - Buochs Airport (50 mi)
- Lugano Airport (51 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (60 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (65 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (79 mi)
- Zürich Airport (84 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 67 mi) - Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 74 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (10 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (23 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.319 and 7.958 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 19' 7" and E 7° 57' 27"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - CHF
- Spoken languages:
- German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:53 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:14 am and 8:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-04-29 08:03:39
Discover Birgisch
Birgisch in Brig District (Canton du Valais) is a city in Switzerland about 50 mi (or 80 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Birgisch is now 08:53 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Birgisch, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brig, Visp, Raron, Trasquera and Antronapiana. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 89% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 93% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Ambassador
CFI Hotel & Restaurant Touring
Hamilton Lodge & Spa
Hotel Restaurant Massa
Hotel Blattnerhof
Nicole I (Felder) - Blatten
Schlosshotel Art Furrer
Hotel Olympica
du Pont - Brig
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Brig - Ausserberg - Sierre ( City night au Lötschberg )
Bahnverkehr in Brig-Ausserberg-Sierre.
Swiss Rail at Brig, Valais - 2013
A windy afternoon at the once major transfer station of Brig in the Valais region of southern Switzerland. Since the Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened several years, Visp (less than 10 minutes...
Swiss Trains: Brig
An hour on the morning of Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Brig main station. For a small town there is a lot of rail action since it acts as a staging post in the upper Rhone valley for major...
BLS - SBB BRIG 08 1 : de la neige en gare ...
BRIG.
Swiss railways - Glacier Express Brig Bahnhof
Looking for broadcast footage? Don't shoot! Contact http://www.stockshot.nl/ © - Brig is deep in the Rhone valley and a well-known rail junction. Trains from all directions pass through...
Suisse, 28 et 29/05/2002, Brig et Glacier-Express (part) (DV)
Lors d'un voyage spécial, organisé par le GTF en Suisse au mois de mai 2002. - Vues depuis la chambre d'hôtel sur la gare de Brig, arrivée du train " Glacier-Express ", manoeuvres et...
Snow Storm in BRIG (CH)
A Snow Storm I got in January09 in BRIG (CH)...
Brig - Visp- Helicam / Aero / Flugaufnahmen
Brig, Visp, Aletschgebiet, Wallis, Switzerland, Schweiz, Sonne, Wein, Stockalperschloss, Lonza, Bahnhof, Simplontunnel, Simplonpass, Sempione, Autoverlad, Zermatt, Saas Fee, SBB, BLS, MGB,...
MGB Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn in Brig -Zug,trainfart,train
MGB Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn in Brig Meinen Kanal findest du hier: http://www.youtube.com/user/trainfart Wenn du kein Video mehr verpassen möchtest kannst du mich gern hier abonnieren....
BLS/SBB - Brig : train HUPAC NS
Train HUPAC Nord Sud avec couplage de Re465 ; heavy freight trains.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brig (district)
The district of Brig is a district in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 25,137 (as of 31 December 2011).
Stockalper Palace
The Stockalper Palace is a castle in Brig-Glis, Switzerland. It was built between 1658 and 1678 by Kaspar Stockalper, a silk merchant of Brig. The Stockalper Palace was the largest private construction in Switzerland at the time. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Today, the castle is uninhabited and visitors may only enjoy access by guided tour. Tours take place during May to October at 9.30, 10.30, 13.30, 14.30, 15.30 and 16.30*.
Brig railway station
Brig railway station is an important railway junction in the municipality of Brig-Glis, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Opened in 1906, it is adjacent to the northern portal of the Simplon Tunnel, and is served by three standard gauge lines and two metre gauge lines.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Birgisch.
Blatten: Hotel Massa − Aussicht, Blatten (source)
Brig: Stockalper Palace, Brig (source)
Blatten: Hotel Blattnerhof mit Belalpbahn und Altes Dorf von, Blatten (source)
Belalp › South-East: Tschuggen, Belalp (source)
Brig › South-East: Stockalper Palace, Brig (source)
Belalp › South: Rosswald − Simplon, Belalp (source)
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Birgisch
