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Explore Saas-Grund in Switzerland
Saas-Grund in the region of Valais with its 1,116 inhabitants is a place in Switzerland - some 62 mi or ( 99 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .
Time in Saas-Grund is now 04:59 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zurich, Staldenried, Stalden, Sankt Niklaus, and Hannigalp. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zurich . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saas-Grund ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Tobbogan in Switzerland
During a field trip to switzerland we had a few hours of free time, and decided to try out the toboggan...so glad we did, coz its awesome! ..
Catherine Malabou. A Critique of Foucault. 2012
www.egs.edu Catherine Malabou, philosopher and author, talking about inconsistencies in Foucault's critique of the symbolic. In this lecture Catherine Malabou discusses the unity of the symbolic and ..
Manuel DeLanda. Deleuze, Morphogenesis, and Population Thinking. 2011
www.egs.edu Manuel Delanda, contemporary philosopher, discusses Deleuze, materialism, morphogenesis, and the first of three reasoning styles, populationthinking. Public open lecture for the students a ..
Feel the Planet Bungee Snowboarding Trip Saas Fee Switzerland
Fabien Rohrer and the Iron Legend Crew go Saas Fee Bungee Snowboarding Powered by FEELTHEPLANET BungeeSportSystem. Great fun we had durring this super hot day on the glacier ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Saastal
The Saastal or the Saas Valley is an alpine valley in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is separated from the Mattertal valley by the Dom. In 1851, Domherr Peter Joseph Ruppen wrote about Die Chronik des Thales Saas, the Chronicle of the Saas Valley. It is still the work over the Saas Valley. Persons like Peter Joseph Zurbriggen and Alois Zurbriggen kept the chronicle scientifically. Until 1893, the municipalities of Almagell, Balen, Fee and Grund were a single parish.
Located at 46.12 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
3S Cable Car
The 3S Cable Car (Europe), 3S Gondola Lift or 3S Aerial Tramway (US) is a cable car system that was developed by the Swiss company Roll transport systems in Thun to unite the benefits of a gondola with those of a reversible cable car system.
Located at 46.11 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
European Graduate School
The European Graduate School (EGS) in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien ("European University for Interdisciplinary Studies"). It is governed by a presidential board that includes a representative of the Swiss canton of Valais. Instruction is in English.
Located at 46.11 7.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Hohsaas
Hohsaas (3'101 m) is a cable car station and a ski area in the Pennine Alps above Saas Grund in Valais. Although Hohsaas is not a mountain summit it still offers impressive views over the Dom on the Mischabel range and 18 four-thousand meters mountains, including the Weissmies which is easily accessible from there.
Located at 46.14 7.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ried Glacier
The Ried Glacier is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.22 km. The glacier lies in the Mischabel range, at the foot of Nadelhorn and not far from Dom.
Located at 46.13 7.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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