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Explore Betten in Switzerland

Betten in the region of Valais with its 450 inhabitants is a town in Switzerland - some 49 mi or ( 79 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Betten is now 06:03 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Ritti, Riederalp, Naters, and Feld. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Zurich . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Betten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Chüestall Riederalp - Hiä chunt jedi Chüe zer Rüeh

1:05 min by linelisolutions
Views: 78419 Rating: 5.00

Der "Chüestall" ist eine urchige, gemütliche Skihütte unterhalb des Blausee auf der Riederalp. Die Gäste treffen hier auf eine sympathische und gelassene Atmosphäre inmitten des Aletschgebietes. Lasse ..

Chüestall Riederalp - Shots vär jedä Ochs

0:52 min by linelisolutions
Views: 35745 Rating: 4.87

Der "Chüestall" ist eine urchige, gemütliche Skihütte unterhalb des Blausee auf der Riederalp. Die Gäste treffen hier auf eine sympathische und gelassene Atmosphäre inmitten des Aletschgebietes. Lasse ..


Wanderweg Eggishorn - Märjelensee (alpmove.ch)

0:59 min by brungo56
Views: 3777 Rating: 0.00

www.alpmove.ch ..

Aletscharena Winter 2

1:39 min by Fabian Holzer
Views: 2002 Rating: 5.00

Herrlich diese Winterstimmung im ganzen Aletschgebiet www.hotelalpenblick.ch www.facebook.com/wellnesshotel.alpenblick.fieschertal ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bettmeralp

Bettmeralp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, 1'957 m above sea level, in the municipality of Betten. Bettmeralp is a car free village which can be reached by cable car from the Betten train station. From there another cable car leads near to the summit of Bettmerhorn, which lies directly above the Aletsch Glacier. Bettmersee is located above the village at 2006 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.39 8.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Car-free villages in Switzerland, Ski areas and resorts in Switzerland, Villages in Valais

Bettmersee

Bettmersee is a lake above Bettmeralp in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area of 5.5 ha is located at an elevation of 2006 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.39 8.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Lakes of Valais

Stausee Gibidum

Stausee Gibidum (Gibidum reservoir or "Stausee Gebidem") is a reservoir in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km², shared by the municipalities of Naters and Riederalp. The construction of Gebidem dam was started in 1964 and completed by 1967. The arch dam has an elevation of 122 m and a crest length of 327 m. It is not to be confused with Gebidumsee (or Gibidumsee), a natural lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 46.37 8.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Arch dams, Lakes of Valais, Reservoirs in Switzerland

Fiesch railway station

Fiesch railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Fiesch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station forms part of the Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO), which connects Brig in Valais, via Furka Base Tunnel, Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Since 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01), the FO has been owned and operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), following a merger between the FO and the Brig-Visp-Zermatt railway (BVZ).

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Located at 46.40 8.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn stations, Railway stations in the canton of Valais, Railway stations opened in 1914

Fiesch derailment

The Fiesch derailment occurred on Friday, July 23, 2010, at 11:50 CET when a Glacier Express train, from Zermatt heading towards St. Moritz, derailed at low speed between the cities of Lax and Fiesch, Canton Valais, Switzerland. Two rear panorama cars were overturned while a third car derailed but remained on the track. A 64 year old Japanese woman was killed and a total of 40 people were injured and taken to hospital.

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Located at 46.40 8.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 2010 in Switzerland, Railway accidents in 2010, Railway accidents in Switzerland