Gletsch (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlɛtʃ]; 1,757 m (5,764 ft)) is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone...
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429 m (7,969 ft) high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp...
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glacier retreat". Reuters.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024. "Hotel Belvédère in Gletsch bleibt geschlossen" (in German). Retrieved July 1, 2015. Esthy Rüdiger...
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Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland...
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Express. The new train's name honoured the Rhone Glacier, which is near Gletsch, on the Furka Pass. Until 1982, the Glacier Express operated only in the...
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Sea. A paved road follows the pass, running 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Gletsch to Meiringen. The road is normally closed between October and May, due...
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further extended, through the Furka Summit Tunnel and Muttbach-Belvédère to Gletsch. At a ceremony to be held on 12 August 2010, the rest of the superseded...
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approximately 2,208 metres (7,244 ft). From there it flows southwest through Gletsch and the Goms, the uppermost valley region of the Valais before Brig. In...
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(2016) Highest elevation 3,630 m (11,910 ft) Lowest elevation 2,200 m (7,200 ft) Terminus Rotten (local name for Rhône) above Gletsch Status Retreating...
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company Brig-Furka-Disentis Bahn (BFD) in 1914. Trains could go as far as Gletsch, starting from Brig. Construction of the second part over the Furka Pass...
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was opened in 1926, upon the opening of the portion of the FO between Gletsch and Realp. It is in a spectacular and environmentally significant location...
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Furka Base Tunnel in 1982. The portion of the DFB between Oberwald and Gletsch was formally reopened that day, following the driving of a gold spike at...
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Aosta IT 1905 2469 11% road/tunnel Grimsel Bern/Valais Innertkirchen BE - Gletsch VS 1894 2165 10% road Grosse Scheidegg Bern Grindelwald - Meiringen 1979...
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Pass Realp to Oberwald Switzerland 2429 N/W Grimsel Pass Innertkirchen to Gletsch Switzerland 2164 N/W Susten Pass Innertkirchen to Wassen Switzerland 2224...
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the DFB was extended from its then temporary terminus at Furka to Gletsch, via the Summit Tunnel, which was simultaneously reopened, and Muttbach-Belvédère...
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13.009338 (Hochwurtenspeicher) 2,429 m Furkapass Alps Switzerland pass Gletsch, Valais and Realp, Canton of Uri Used as a location in the James Bond film...
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Lossius (born 1980), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party Gletsch Glitch All pages with titles containing Gleditsch This page lists people...
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Rhône at Gletsch, Switzerland Annual hydrograph...
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The BFD was able, by 1915, only to complete the section between Brig and Gletsch, and in 1923 had to file for bankruptcy. VZ Director Auguste Marguerat...
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Ōdate serving the line. Furka Oberalp Railway opened stations Fiesch, Gletsch and Oberwald in Switzerland. While re-shooting scenes for the western Across...
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• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) Postal code(s) 3999 SFOS number 6066 ISO 3166 code CH-VS Localities Gletsch Website www.oberwald.ch...
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expeditions. He helped to build the English churches at Zermatt, Riffelalp, Gletsch, and Adelboden. Lefroy was twice married. By his second wife, Mary Ann...
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continues up the valley of the Rhone to Gletsch, at 1,757 m (5,764 ft) and Belvedere, at 2,271 m (7,451 ft). From Gletsch, the Grimsel Pass climbs to the north...
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Valais Zermatt Gornergrat Findelbach Gletsch 1,762 m (5,781 ft) Valais Obergoms Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway Gletsch Bouquetins 1,759 m (5,771 ft) Vaud...
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Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke DFB 1987 Furka Oberalp Bahn FO 1925 (1987) Section Gletsch-Furka Furka Oberalp Bahn FO 1925 (1989) Section Furka-Realp Ferrovie Autolinee...
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Finhaut VS special case Fontenelle (Bagnes) VS hamlet Geschinen VS village Gletsch (Oberwald) VS special case Gluringen VS village Goppisberg VS village Grand...
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Brig-Berne line was inaugurated, via the Lötschberg tunnel. In 1916, the Brig - Gletsch railway line was inaugurated, via the 1.8 km Furka summit tunnel; in 1926...
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spiral viaduct on a metre gauge single track railway.: 145 Spiral South of Gletsch at 46°33′28″N 8°21′18″E / 46.5577°N 8.3550773°E / 46.5577; 8.3550773...
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Italy Furka 2,427 metres (7,963 ft) In the Valais (Pennine) Alps between Gletsch, Valais and Realp, Uri Flüela 2,383 metres (7,818 ft) In the canton of...
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