Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter...
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1991, two consecutive rockslides occurred from a cliff above the town of Randa in the Matter valley of Switzerland. The rockslides released a cumulative...
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Mörel-Filet Naters Nendaz Niedergesteln Oberems Obergoms Orsières Port-Valais Randa Raron Riddes Ried-Brig Riederalp Saas-Almagell Saas-Balen Saas-Fee Saas-Grund...
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Weisshorn (redirect from Weisshorn (Valais))
above the town of Randa on the east side of the massif, below the Bis Glacier. The Weisshorn is situated in the southern canton of Valais, about 25 km southwards...
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Randa railway station (German: Bahnhof Randa, French: Gare de Randa) is a railway station in the municipality of Randa, in the Swiss canton of Valais...
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Niklaus Brantschen (born 25 October 1937 in Randa, Valais) is a Swiss Jesuit, Zen master of the White Plum Sangha line and founder of the Lassalle-Institute...
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Larissa Mouravieff were assigned accommodation in a refugee camp in Randa, Valais. At the end of the war, they were allowed to settle in Geneva and stayed...
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Ramsen Schaffhausen Rances Vaud Randa Valais Raperswilen Thurgau Rapperswil Bern Rapperswil-Jona St. Gallen Raron Valais Realp Uri Rebévelier Bern Rebstein...
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Saas-Fee (redirect from Saas-Fee (Valais))
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...
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Weisshorn Hut (category Buildings and structures in Valais)
Weisshornhütte) is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located above Randa in the canton of Valais. It is located on the southern slopes of the Weisshorn, at a...
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2024 Switzerland floods (section Valais)
In Valais, so much water flowed from the mountain torrents into the Rhône that it reached its highest levels near Sion and in the Lower Valais; at the...
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Dom (mountain) (category Mountains of Valais)
Dom is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, located between Randa and Saas-Fee in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. With a height of 4,546 m (14,915 ft),...
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Täsch (redirect from Täsch (Valais))
Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Zermatt. The local language...
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Mattertal (category Landforms of Valais)
in southwestern Switzerland, south of the Rhone valley in the canton of Valais. The village of Zermatt is the most important settlement of the valley,...
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elevation of 1,606 m (5,269 ft) before it descends to the huge valley of the Valais in Brig. It journeys 291 kilometres (181 mi) through the center of the Swiss...
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longest hanging bridge for pedestrian use in the world. It is located in Randa, Switzerland and replaced the defunct Europabrücke [de], which had been...
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Zermatt (redirect from Zermatt (Valais))
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...
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St. Niklaus, Switzerland (redirect from St. Niklaus (Valais))
municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is first mentioned in 1233 as chousun. In 1272...
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Grächen (redirect from Grächen (Valais))
Grächen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated at an altitude of 1,620 meters (5,310 ft)...
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Stalden (redirect from Stalden (Valais))
[ˈʃtaldn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom (4,545 m...
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Pennine Alps (redirect from Valais Alps)
Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which are just the Northern Swiss part of the Pennine Alps), are a...
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Brig–Zermatt railway line (category Transport in Valais)
Brig–Zermatt railway line is a metre gauge railway line in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Its 44-kilometre-long (27 mi) line links the communities...
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Hohgwächte (category Mountains of Valais)
The Hohgwächte is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, situated near Randa in Valais. It belongs to the Mischabel massif and is located west of the Dom and...
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Gornergrat (category Mountains of Valais)
is located about three kilometers east of Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. The Gornergrat is located between the Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher...
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Klein Matterhorn (category Mountains of Valais)
a peak of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais. At 3,883 metres (12,740 ft) above sea level, it is the highest place in...
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Dent Blanche (category Mountains of Valais)
Dent Blanche is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At 4,357 m (14,295 ft)-high, it is one of the highest peaks...
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Oberems (redirect from Oberems (Valais))
Oberems is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Oberems is first mentioned in 1101 as superiori Emesa. Oberems...
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Embd (redirect from Embd (Valais))
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Embd is first mentioned in 1250 as Emeda. In 1330 it was mentioned...
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Gorner Glacier (category Glaciers of Valais)
the west side of the Monte Rosa massif close to Zermatt in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is about 12.4 km (7.7 mi) long (2014) and 1 to 1.5 km (0...
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Zmutt Glacier (category Glaciers of Valais)
7 mi) long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 16.89 km2 (6.52 sq mi). Wikimedia...
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