Ferden
Ferden is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Ferden itself, the municipality includes the hamlet of Goppenstein, and the alpine settlements of Faldum, Resti and Kummen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 286 residents
- Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Ferden VS”
- Postal code: 3916
- Neighbors: Kandersteg
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stausee Ferden and Lötschen Valley museum.
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.
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.
Wiler
Village
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Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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.
Ferden
- Categories: Municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Ferden, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.39429° or 46° 23′ 39″ northLongitude
7.75918° or 7° 45′ 33″ eastPopulation
286Elevation
1,373 metres (4,505 feet)Open location code
8FR99QV5+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 240127413OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2660799Wikidata ID
Q68033
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Ferden” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ferden”
- Basque: “Ferden”
- Breton: “Ferden”
- Catalan: “Ferden”
- Cebuano: “Ferden”
- Chinese: “費登”
- Chinese: “费登”
- Czech: “Ferden”
- Dutch: “Ferden”
- Esperanto: “Ferden”
- French: “Ferden”
- German: “Ferden VS”
- German: “Ferden”
- Hungarian: “Ferden”
- Irish: “Ferden”
- Italian: “Ferden”
- Italian: “Goppenstein”
- Japanese: “フェルデン”
- Lombard: “Ferden”
- Malay: “Ferden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ferden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ferden”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Ferden”
- Piemontese: “Ferden”
- Polish: “Ferden”
- Portuguese: “Ferden”
- Romansh: “Ferden”
- Russian: “Ферден”
- Spanish: “Ferden”
- Swedish: “Ferden”
- Swiss German: “Ferden”
- Tosk Albanian: “Ferden”
- Turkish: “Ferden”
- Ukrainian: “Ферден”
- Upper Sorbian: “Ferden”
- Venetian: “Ferden”
- Vietnamese: “Ferden”
- Volapük: “Ferden”
- Waray (Philippines): “Ferden”
- Welsh: “Ferden”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirche Ferden and St. Barbara Kapelle.
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