Gampel

Gampel is a village and former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of in . The village of Gempel is located at the southern entrance to the or Lötschen valley.
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  • Type: Village with 1,300 residents
  • Description: former municipality of Switzerland in Valais
  • Postal code: 3945

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gampel-Bratsch and Holy Family church.

Town hall
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is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of in . It was formed on January 1, 2009. The voters of the municipalities of Gampel and decided to merge on January 20, 2008.

Church
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Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohtenn and Bratsch.

Village
is a village and former municipality in the in the canton of Valais in . Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the . , on the Lötschberg line, lies just over 1 kilometre from, and 253 metres above, the village of .

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

Village
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is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of in . The municipalities of and merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of . is situated 3½ km southwest of Gampel.

Gampel

Latitude
46.31535° or 46° 18′ 55″ north
Longitude
7.743° or 7° 44′ 35″ east
Population
1,300
Elevation
637 metres (2,090 feet)
Open location code
8FR98P8V+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60031830
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2660672
Wiki­data ID
Q689575
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Volapük—“Gampel” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Гампел”
  • Cebuano: “Gampel”
  • Dutch: “Gampel”
  • French: “Gampel”
  • German: “Gampel”
  • Irish: “Gampel”
  • Italian: “Gampel”
  • Italian: “Jeizinen”
  • Lombard: “Gampel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gampel”
  • Piemontese: “Gampel”
  • Portuguese: “Gampel”
  • Romansh: “Gampel”
  • Swedish: “Gampel”
  • Turkish: “Gampel”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Gampel”
  • Volapük: “Gampel”

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