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Saas-Grund | ||
Canton | Valais | |
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Residents | 1.000 (2018) | |
height | 1,559 m | |
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Saas-Grund is centrally located in the valley floor of the Saas Valley in the Valais / Switzerland. In summer, Saas-Grund is the starting point for tours in the surrounding Valais mountains, in winter there is guaranteed snow Hohsaas ski area.
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background
getting there
By plane
By train
There is no railway line into the Saas Valley. From Visp and Brig-Glis (Train stations) run every half hour postbus lines (sometimes express buses) into the Saas Valley and to Saas-Grund.
By bus
In the street
The Saas Valley is one of the two Visper side valleys of the Rhone Valley:
Arrival in the Rhone Valley from the east via the Furka Pass, from the south via the Simplon Pass, from the west directly over the Rhone Valley to Visp. Here turn off and continue on the access road via Stalden into the Saas Valley.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
In summer
The Hohsaas mountain railways also operate in summer:
- Bergbahnen Hohsaas AG, CH-3910 Saas-Grund. Tel.: 41 (0)27 958 15 80.
- At the cable cars there is the Kreuzboden panorama restaurant and that Hohsaas mountain restaurant
- The mountain station is the starting point of the 1.4 km long "18 four-thousand-meter" theme trail.
In the winter
Alpine skiing
The Hohsaas ski area is located east of the village on the mountain slopes of the Weissmies group and is considered family-friendly:
Surname | phone | Altitude | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ |
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Hohsaas mountain railways | 41 (0)27 958 15 80 | 1,559 - 3,142 m | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 32 km |
shop
kitchen
Mountain inns
- Hohsaas mountain restaurant. Overnight accommodation, located directly at the top station of the mountain railway at an altitude of 3,100 m.
nightlife
accommodation
health
General medicine on site
- Markus Müller (General Practitioner), Village square, Saas-Grund. Tel.: 41 (0)27 957 11 55.
Hospital
The nearest hospitals of the Valais Hospital (GNW) are located in:
Practical advice
Brief information | |
surface | 40.57 km² |
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Phone code | 41 027 958 |
Post Code | 3910 |
Time zone | UTC 1 |
Emergency calls | |
Emergencies | 144 |
police | 117 |
fire Department | 118 |
- Saas-Fee / Saas Valley Tourism, At the village square, 3910 Saas-Grund. Tel.: 41 (0)27 958 18 55, Email: [email protected].
literature
Web links
- Side of the Saas-Grund municipality