Raron District

The district of Raron was one of the 12 districts comprising the Republic of Wallis and after 1848 the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Today it is divided into two demi-districts, which are geographically separated by the District of Brig.

Type: district of the canton of Valais with 10,800 residents
Description: district of the canton of Valais
Also known as: “Bezirk Raron” and “Raron”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raron railway station and Gestelnburg.

Raron railway station

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.