Gletsch
in Goms District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Buochs Airport (29 mi) - Locarno Airport (37 mi)
- Lugano Airport (47 mi)
- Bern Belp Airport (48 mi)
- Sion Airport (55 mi)
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Varese / Venegono Airport (62 mi) - Zürich Airport (63 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (67 mi)
- Linate Airport (89 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 16 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 50 mi) - Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Abbey of St Gall (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
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Monastic Island of Reichenau (Unesco heritage, 85 mi) - Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (15 mi)
- Alpenvogelpark Grindelwald (zoo, (14 mi)
- Wildpark Brienz (zoo, (20 mi)
- Murmeltierpark Grimselpass (zoo, (1 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.562 and 8.362 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 33' 44" and E 8° 21' 43"
- 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: 11:31 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:57 am and 8:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - 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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Discover Gletsch
Gletsch in Goms District (Canton du Valais) is a city in Switzerland about 51 mi (or 82 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Gletsch is now 11:31 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Gletsch, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 29 mi (or 46 km), North. 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 16 mi (or 26 km), West. We discovered 4 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: Formazza, Premia, Baceno, Crodo and Sarnen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Blatter Posthaus (Wohnung Weisshorn) - Ulrichen
Alpenhof
Hotel Walser
Furka - Oberwald
Alpenluft Studio
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Grimselpass
Grimselpass Berner Oberland.
DFB 07 - From Oberwald to Gletsch
Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) on the section Gletsch - Oberwald 2010/08/22.
Travel memories... Switzerland, Gletscher ice tunnel and cave (Wallis - Valais)
Switzerland, "Gletscher ice tunnel and grotto" (Wallis - Valais) "Vallée des Conches" "glacier du Rhône" "col de la Furka" "Ubergoms Wallis"
Wiederholung der Eröffnungsfahrt mit Dampfzug Brig-Oberwald-Gletsch vom 30. Juni 1914
Wiederholung der Eröffnungsfahrt mit Dampfzug Brig-Oberwald-Gletsch vom 30. Juni 1914 Aufgenommen am 30. Juni 2014.
DFB 03 - From Gletsch to Oberwald (2/2)
Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) - From Gletsch to Oberwald with locomotive HG 2/3 no. 7 Breithorn 2010/08/22.
DFB 06 - On section Gletsch - Oberwald
Dampfbahn Furka Bergstrecke (DFB) on the section Gletsch - Oberwald 2010/08/22.
Motoweek 2014 - Grimsel Pass, Gletsch, Oberwald
Day one of a week long motorcycle tour around Switzerland, and bordering regions.
Furka Oberalp train departs Oberwald, Switzerland.MP4
Swiss Furka Oberalp train leaves Oberwald for Realp on Sunday, 30/9/12 at 13.55. Headed by narrow guage cogwheel loco no.1 which was built in Winterthur in 1913.
chiens de traineau à Oberwald
la base polaire au fond de la vallée de Conches.
Switzerland - Grimsel to Furka mountain passes
Another video from my holiday to Switzerland.
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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.
Rhone Glacier
The Rhone Glacier, or sometimes Rhône Glacier is a glacier in the Swiss Alps and the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the Swiss canton of Valais. Because the Glacier is located close to the Furka Pass road it is easily accessible.
Grimselsee
Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. With a volume of 95 mio m³, it is larger than other hydroelectric reservoirs in the region: Oberaarsee, Räterichsbodensee and Gelmersee. The dam was completed in 1932 and is operated by Kraftwerke Oberhasli AG (KWO). It is located in the municipality of Guttannen.
Totensee
Totensee (or Totesee) is a small natural lake at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is used as a reservoir and drained into Grimselsee. In November 2006, the lake's entire trout population died, possibly due to algae. The name Totensee is said to be derived from soldiers of Duke Berchtold V of Zähringen driven into the lake by the people of Valais.
Räterichsbodensee
Räterichsbodensee is a lake in Guttannen, Oberhasli, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 25 mio m³ and a surface area is 0.67 km².
Oberwald railway station
Oberwald railway station is a metre gauge station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.
Gletsch railway station
Gletsch railway station is a metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Muttbach-Belvédère Station
Muttbach-Belvédère Station is a metre gauge railway passenger facility, at the western portal of the Furka Summit Tunnel, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. In the Swiss German dialect, the expression Haltestelle normally refers to a railway facility without points or switches, where scheduled trains are allowed to stop, depart or terminate. Muttbach-Belvédère is not strictly a facility of that kind, because it is actually a crossing loop, with a point or switch at each end.
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway (Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke, DFB in German) is a largely volunteer operated heritage railway which operates a partially rack and pinion-operated line between Realp and Oberwald in Switzerland. It is an old mountainous section of the Furka-Oberalp-Bahn (FOB) that was abandoned after the construction of the Furka Tunnel.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gletsch.
Grimsel Pass: Grimsel Hospiz, Grimselsee, Grimsel Pass (source)
Gletsch: mit dem Bahnhof der Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke, Gletsch (source)
Oberwald: Blick zu den Bahnhöfen der Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke und der Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn, Oberwald (source)
Obergesteln: Golf Source du Rhône, Obergesteln (source)
Oberwald: Obergoms − Hungerberg, Oberwald (source)
Oberwald, Oberwald (source)
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