Raron

Raron is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . Raron has about 1,670 residents.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,670 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Raron VS” and “Raron, Valais”
  • Postal code: 3942

Places of Interest

Highlights include Raron railway station and Viztume tower.

Railway station
Photo: Litzler, Public domain.
is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.

Castle
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Church
Photo: Kecko, CC BY 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohtenn and Bürchen.

Village
is a village and former municipality in the in the canton of Valais in . Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the . , on the Lötschberg line, lies just over 1 kilometre from, and 253 metres above, the village of . is situated 3½ km west of Raron.

Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the German-speaking part of the canton of in . is situated 3½ km south of Raron.

Village
Photo: Vasile Cotovanu, CC BY 2.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . is situated 4 km east of Raron.

Raron

Latitude
46.30993° or 46° 18′ 36″ north
Longitude
7.79959° or 7° 47′ 59″ east
Population
1,670
Elevation
644 metres (2,113 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CH RRN
Open location code
8FR98Q5X+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240026973
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659098
Wiki­data ID
Q69786
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Raron” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Raron”
  • Belarusian: “Рарон”
  • Breton: “Raron”
  • Catalan: “Raron”
  • Cebuano: “Raron”
  • Chinese: “拉龙”
  • Czech: “Rarogne”
  • Czech: “Raron”
  • Danish: “Raron”
  • Dutch: “Raron”
  • Esperanto: “Raron”
  • Esperanto: “Rarono”
  • Finnish: “Raron”
  • French: “Rarogne”
  • French: “Raron”
  • German: “Rarogne”
  • German: “Raron”
  • German: “Sankt German VS”
  • Hungarian: “Raron”
  • Irish: “Raron”
  • Italian: “Raron”
  • Japanese: “ラロン”
  • Korean: “라론”
  • Latin: “Rarognus”
  • Lombard: “Raron”
  • Malay: “Raron”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Raron”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rarogne”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Raron”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Raron”
  • Persian: “رارون”
  • Piemontese: “Raron”
  • Polish: “Raron”
  • Portuguese: “Raron”
  • Romansh: “Raron”
  • Russian: “Рарон”
  • Slovak: “Raron”
  • Spanish: “Raron”
  • Spanish: “Rarona”
  • Spanish: “Raroña”
  • Swedish: “Raron”
  • Swiss German: “Raron”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Raron”
  • Turkish: “Raron”
  • Ukrainian: “Рарон”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Raron”
  • Venetian: “Raron”
  • Volapük: “Raron”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Raron”
  • Welsh: “Raron”
  • Western Frisian: “Raron”
  • “Raron”

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