Obergesteln

Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality .
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  • Type: Village with 195 residents
  • Description: village and former municipality in Obergoms in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Obergestelen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Martin of Tours and Obergesteln railway station.

Church
Photo: Sascha, CC0.
is a church.

Railway stop
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, is a railway station in the locality of Obergesteln, within the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Church
Photo: Sascha, CC0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Ulrichen Airport.

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 and Obergesteln to form the municipality .

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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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. is situated 3 km northeast of Obergesteln.

Obergesteln

Latitude
46.51378° or 46° 30′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.32487° or 8° 19′ 30″ east
Population
195
Elevation
1,360 metres (4,462 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG87F+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 118314095
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2659386
Wiki­data ID
Q662541
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Western Panjabi—“Obergesteln” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Обергестелн”
  • Cebuano: “Obergesteln”
  • Dutch: “Obergesteln”
  • French: “Obergesteln”
  • German: “Obergesteln”
  • Irish: “Obergesteln”
  • Italian: “Obergesteln”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Obergesteln”
  • Piemontese: “Obergesteln”
  • Portuguese: “Obergesteln”
  • Romansh: “Obergesteln”
  • Russian: “Обергештельн”
  • Spanish: “Obergesteln”
  • Swedish: “Obergesteln”
  • Turkish: “Obergesteln”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Obergesteln”
  • Volapük: “Obergesteln”
  • Western Panjabi: “اوبرگسٹلن”
  • “Obergesteln”

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