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Oberwald

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
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  • Type: Village with 277 residents
  • Description: village and former municipality in Obergoms in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Postal code: 3999

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heilig Kreuz church and Oberwald railway station.

Church
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Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of , . The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects in , via the base tunnel and in , with , Uri, and , Graubünden.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , located west of the . It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat. is situated 3½ km northwest of Oberwald.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obergesteln and Gletsch.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and to form the municipality . is situated 3 km southwest of Oberwald.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 3½ km north of Oberwald.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . The population was 219. was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and to form the municipality . is situated 4½ km southwest of Oberwald.

Oberwald

Latitude
46.53286° or 46° 31′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.35205° or 8° 21′ 7″ east
Population
277
Elevation
1,377 metres (4,518 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG9M2+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 118313843
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659329
Wiki­data ID
Q666959
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Oberwald” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Oberwald”
  • Cebuano: “Oberwald”
  • Chinese: “上瓦尔德”
  • Chinese: “上瓦爾德”
  • Dutch: “Oberwald”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوبيروالد”
  • French: “Oberwald”
  • German: “Oberwald VS”
  • German: “Oberwald”
  • Irish: “Oberwald”
  • Italian: “Oberwald”
  • Japanese: “オーバーヴァルト”
  • Korean: “오버발트”
  • Piemontese: “Oberwald”
  • Portuguese: “Oberwald”
  • Romanian: “Oberwald VS”
  • Romanian: “Oberwald, Elveția”
  • Romanian: “Oberwald”
  • Romansh: “Oberwald”
  • Spanish: “Oberwald”
  • Swedish: “Oberwald”
  • Turkish: “Oberwald”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Oberwald”
  • Volapük: “Oberwald”
  • Western Panjabi: “اوبروالڈ”

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