Geschinen

Geschinen is a village in , and has about 57 residents and an elevation of 1,355 metres. Geschinen is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 57 residents
  • Description: village and former municipality in Goms in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Gessinon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Sebastian Chapel and Geschinen railway station.

Church
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is a church.

Railway stop
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, is a railway station in the locality of Münster-Geschinen, 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.

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Münster and Ulrichen Airport.

Village
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is a situated in the municipality of , Canton of in , at the river or Rotten.

Locality
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is a locality.

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 to form the municipality .

Geschinen

Latitude
46.4959° or 46° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
8.28004° or 8° 16′ 48″ east
Population
57
Elevation
1,355 metres (4,446 feet)
Open location code
8FRCF7WJ+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240120532
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2660627
Wiki­data ID
Q1517798
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Geschinen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Geschinen”
  • French: “Geschinen”
  • German: “Geschinen”
  • Irish: “Geschinen”
  • Italian: “Geschinen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Geschinen”
  • Slovenian: “Geschinen”
  • Swedish: “Geschinen”
  • Swiss German: “Geschine”
  • Turkish: “Geschinen”
  • “Geschinen”

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