Esch
in Visp District of Canton du Valais, Switzerland
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Sion Airport (26 mi) -
Aosta Airport (44 mi) - Bern Belp Airport (48 mi)
- Locarno Airport (49 mi)
- Lugano Airport (53 mi)
- Buochs Airport (55 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (60 mi)
- Grenchen Airport (67 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (74 mi)
- Zürich Airport (89 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 18 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (Unesco heritage, 55 mi)
- Monte San Giorgio (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 72 mi) - La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 83 mi)
- Tierpark Aletsch (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 46.263 and 7.871 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 46° 15' 48" and E 7° 52' 16"
- 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: 07:53 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:14 am and 8:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- 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 Esch
Esch in Visp District (Canton du Valais) is a city in Switzerland about 51 mi (or 83 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital city.
Local time in Esch is now 07:53 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 Esch, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Sion Airport in a distance of 26 mi (or 42 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 18 mi (or 29 km), North-East. We discovered 1 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: Visp, Raron, Brig, Leuk and Macugnaga. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 83% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 2nd of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Centerpark Apartments
City Apartements Visperhof (Annex)
Hotel Bürchnerhof
HOTEL ACKERSAND - STALDEN
Bildungshaus St. Jodern Pension
Visperhof
Falk - Bürchen
Alpenblick Hotel
Pension Kastel
Orion (Salzgeber) - Visperterminen
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Schwarznasen in Visp
Schwarznasen-Widdermarkt in Visp am 12. März 2011.
Visp MGB train arrives from Brig
Visp MGB train arrives from Brig.
SBB CFF FFS Regio, Interregio und Intercity in Visp
Please read // Lisez la description // Bitte lesen ** EN A beautiful yet cold day in the Swiss Alps. I wanted to film some trains coming and running, so here they are. Quality is quite...
Visp MGB
Visp MGB, 17.10 Regio 253 Zermatt train leaves from platform 2 headed by HGE 4/4 4 Taschhorn (ex BVZ) in Glacier Express Livery.
End of Tunnel Visp
The end of the new Lotschberg Tunnel. Annoucements for the stop at Visp in Swiss German, French and English.
Foration jumbo 3bras+nacelle autoroute a9-visp
Petite video de "l'avancement" ...
Flug hoch über Visp Wallis Schweiz Switzerland
Ein Flug mit der DJI Phantom 2 Vers.3.0 Zenmuse Gimbal H4-3D und der Gopro Hero 4 Black Edition Flugort: Zeneggen Klettergarten mit Sicht auf Visp-Staldbach Wallis Schweiz.
Visp MGB
Visp MGB, the 16.25 Regio 249 Zermatt train leaves from platform 3 headed by HGe 4/4 3 Dom (ex BVZ)
Visp. Train arrives from Brig
Visp MGB Deh 4/4 Munster arrives in the middle of the consist.
KCVT2011
Fotos aus dem Jahr 2011 Mitglieder des Karate Club Visp Tärbinu Kamera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III Software: Digital Photo Professional, Adobe Photoshop Elements, AndreaMosaic, Photo to Movie...
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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.
Visp (district)
The district of Visp is a district in the Canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. It has a population of 28,189 (as of 31 December 2011).
Bonigersee
Bonigersee is a lake at Törbel in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.9 ha. The raised bog is listed in the Federal Inventory of Raised and Transitional Bogs of National Importance and the Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas.
Moosalp
The Moosalp (el. 2048 m. ) is a high mountain pass across the western Pennine Alps, connecting Bürchen with Törbel in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies north-east of Augstbordhorn.
Visp railway station
Visp railway station is a junction station at Visp, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a modern station building completed in 2007, and is served by two standard gauge lines and a metre gauge line. Visp station is now the busiest railway station in Valais, and is one of the ten busiest railway stations in Switzerland. Every day, about 340 trains stop at Visp, and approximately 60,000 passengers use the station, mostly for changing to and from trains calling at Sion.
Gspon
Gspon is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the eastern part of the canton, in the Saastal valley, above Staldenried, at a height of 1,893 metres. It belongs to the latter municipality. Accessible by cable car from Stalden via Staldenried, Gspon is a car-free village and a year-round popular tourist destination. In winter Gspon includes a small ski area.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Esch.
- Visp
- Raron
- Brig
- Leuk
- Macugnaga
- Staffa
- Antrona Schieranco
- Antronapiana
- Veyras
- Trasquera
- Ceppo Morelli
- San Lorenzo
- Vanzone
- Varzo
- Viganella
- Bannio
- Carcoforo
- Rima
- Seppiana
- Darligen
- Montescheno
- Alagna Valsesia
- Calasca-Castiglione
- Interlaken
- Gressoney-La-Trinite
- Villadossola
- Riva Valdobbia
- Crevoladossola
- Domodossola
- Rimasco
Sankt German: Helikopter Basis in Raron, Sankt German (source)
Törbel: Moosalp, Törbel (source)
Visp: Bahnhofplatz, Visp (source)
Bürchen VS: Bürchen Bodmen, Bürchen VS (source)
Hotel Alpenblick › North-East: Zeneggen: Berner Alpen und Goms, Hotel Alpenblick (source)
Törbel: Bergrestaurant Dorbia, Törbel (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Im Esch, Esch
