Westlich Raron

The district of Westlich Raron is an administrative district in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The districts of Östlich Raron and Westlich Raron share a single Community Identification Number of SFOS number.

Photo: Buiterling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Locality
Description: district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Also known as: “Westlich Raron District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raron railway station and Gestelnburg.

Raron railway station

Railway station

Raron railway station

Photo: Litzler, Public domain.

Raron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.

Gestelnburg

Castle

Photo: Mheinzen, Public domain.

The ruins of the Gestelnburg castle are situated above the village of Niedergesteln in Valais, Switzerland, on a rocky ridge called Feschti. The castle was probably built during the 12th century by the powerful Barons de la Tour, which are also called in German Herrn vom Turn.

Raron airfield

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Raron airfield is an aerodrome.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Visp and Raron.

Visp

Photo: Fabienp, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Visp is a German-speaking town in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is located in the Rhone valley and is a major industrial centre in the region. Its location at the intersection of three train lines and a big bus interchange make it a gateway to many of the towns and resorts in the upper part of the Valais.

Raron

Village

Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Ausserberg

Village

Photo: Vasile Cotovanu, CC BY 2.0.

Ausserberg is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ausserberg is situated 3½ km east of Westlich Raron.

Westlich Raron

Category: district of the canton of Valais
Location: Raron, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.3216° or 46° 19′ 18″ north

Longitude

7.8079° or 7° 48′ 29″ east

Elevation

1,135 metres (3,724 feet)

Open location code

8FR98RC5+J5

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Westlich Raron” goes by many names.

Basque: “Mendebaldeko Raron barrutia”
Catalan: “Semidistricte de Raron Occidental”
Chinese: “Westlich Raron Koān”
Czech: “Okres Westlich Raron”
Dutch: “Westlich Raron”
Esperanto: “Okcidenta Rarono (distrikto)”
Esperanto: “Okcidenta Rarono”
Finnish: “Raronin läntinen alue”
French: “demi-district de Rarogne occidental”
French: “Demi-district de Rarogne occidental”
French: “District de Rarogne occidental”
German: “Bezirk Westlich Raron”
German: “Bezirk Westlich-Raron”
German: “District de Rarogne occidental”
German: “Rarogne occidental”
German: “Westlich-Raron”
Italian: “distretto di Raron Occidentale”
Italian: “Distretto di Raron Occidentale”
Italian: “Westlich Raron”
Latin: “Rarognus Occidentalis”
Lombard: “Westlich Raron”
Luxembourgish: “Bezierk Westlech Raron”
Luxembourgish: “Westlech Raron”
Min Nan Chinese: “Westlich Raron Koān”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vest-Raron”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Westlich Raron”
Polish: “Westlich Raron”
Portuguese: “Meio-distrito de Raron occidental”
Portuguese: “Semi-distrito de Raron ocidental”
Portuguese: “Semidistrito de Raron ocidental”
Romansh: “District da Raron Occidental”
Spanish: “Distrito de Rarona occidental”
Spanish: “Distrito de Raroña occidental”
Swedish: “Westlich Raron”
Swiss German: “Bezirk Westlich Raron”
Tosk Albanian: “Bezirk Westlich Raron”
Ukrainian: “Західний Рарон”
Venetian: “Distreto de Raron Oçidentałe”
Waray (Philippines): “Westlich Raron”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seileggu and Raron Airfield.

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