Zinal

Zinal is a village in Switzerland, located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais. It lies at an elevation of above sea level in the Swiss Alps in the Val de Zinal, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer, part of the Val d'Anniviers. With the Dent Blanche, four additional peaks are located around the valley: Bishorn, Weisshorn, Zinalrothorn, and Ober Gabelhorn.

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Place details

Locality: Anniviers
Region: Valais/Wallis
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 0

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Swiss town.subject_name: Zinal
Swiss town.image_photo: Zinal depuis Le Belvédère.jpg
Swiss town.position: top
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.within_municipality: Anniviers
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Sierre
Swiss town.area: 0
Swiss town.elevation: 1675

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 1670
Official website: www.zinal.ch/fr/Regions
Image: Zinal depuis Le Belvédère.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Zinal
postal code: 3961

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== Tourism == The village is a typical Swiss ski resort with (linked with Grimentz since 2013 to form a greater skiing area) of ski slopes and of cross-country skiing. In summer the area has of marked trails and some mountain huts such as the Grand Mountet Hut in the middle of glaciers.