Goppenstein
Goppenstein is a Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, located in the lower Lötschental and traversed by the Lonza river. It belongs to the municipality of Ferden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: hamlet in canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Postal code: 3917
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goppenstein railway station and Hogleifa.
Goppenstein railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goppenstein is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ferden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, just outside the southern portal of the Lötschberg tunnel.
Hogleifa
Peak
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The Hogleifa is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Lötschental in the canton of Valais. It lies at the western end of the Bietschhorn-Aletschhorn chain. Hogleifa is situated 3 km east of Goppenstein.
Stausee Ferden
Reservoir
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Stausee Ferden is a reservoir on the Lonza river at Ferden, Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 10.6 ha. The lake has the shortest lake retention time in the world. Stausee Ferden is situated 3 km north of Goppenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kippel and Wiler.
Kippel
Village
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Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Kippel is situated 3½ km north of Goppenstein.
Wiler
Village
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Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Wiler is situated 4½ km northeast of Goppenstein.
Lauchernalp
Village
Lauchernalp is an alp and resort area in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. It sits on a sunny terrace, between 1,900 and 2,100 metres above sea level, overlooking the Lötschental above Wiler. Lauchernalp is situated 5 km north of Goppenstein.
Goppenstein
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Ferden, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.36814° or 46° 22′ 5″ northLongitude
7.75443° or 7° 45′ 16″ eastElevation
1,223 metres (4,012 feet)Open location code
8FR99Q93+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 158203335OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Goppenstein” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Գոփենշտայն”
- Chinese: “戈彭施泰因”
- Chinese: “格蓬施泰因”
- Dutch: “Goppenstein”
- Finnish: “Goppenstein”
- French: “Goppenstein”
- German: “Goppenstein”
- Italian: “Goppenstein”
- Russian: “Гоппенштен”
- Spanish: “Goppenstein”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Goppenstein”. Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.