Grächen
Grächen is a village in Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais and has about 1,250 residents and an elevation of 1,617 metres. Grächen is situated nearby to the locality Biffigerschbärgji, as well as near the hamlet Bodo.- Type: Village with 1,250 residents
- Also known as: “Grachen” and “Grächer”
- Postal code: 3925
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalpetran railway station and Seetalhorn.
Kalpetran railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kalpetran railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Embd, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only.
Seetalhorn
Peak
Photo: Wandervogel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Seetalhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Grächen in the canton of Valais. With an elevation of 3,037 m, it is the highest point of the ski area of Grächen. Seetalhorn is situated 2½ km southeast of Grächen.
Distelhorn
Peak
The Distelhorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Grächen in the canton of Valais. Distelhorn is situated 2½ km southeast of Grächen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gasenried and Embd.
Embd
Village
Photo: Zacharie Grossen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
St. Niklaus
Village
Photo: Roylindman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Niklaus is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is situated 3½ km southwest of Grächen.
Grächen
- Category: locality
- Location: Niklaus Hombrechtikon, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.19602° or 46° 11′ 46″ northLongitude
7.84216° or 7° 50′ 32″ eastPopulation
1,250Elevation
1,617 metres (5,305 feet)Open location code
8FR95RWR+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 240051216OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2660542
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In Other Languages
“Grächen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格雷興”
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