Embd
Embd is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Embd has about 353 residents and an elevation of 1,387 metres.- Type: Village with 353 residents
- Description: municipality in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Embd VS”
- Postal code: 3926
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalpetran railway station and Augstbordhorn.
Kalpetran railway station
Railway station
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.
Augstbordhorn
Peak
The Augstbordhorn is a mountain of the Pennine Alps, overlooking Törbel in the canton of Valais. Several trails lead to its summit. Augstbordhorn is situated 3½ km northwest of Embd.
Stalden-Saas railway station
Railway station
Stalden-Saas railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Stalden, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Brig–Zermatt line and is served by local trains only. Stalden-Saas railway station is situated 3½ km northeast of Embd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Törbel and Stalden.
Törbel
Village
Törbel is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The highest point is the peak of the Augstbordhorns at 2,972 meters. Törbel is situated 3 km northeast of Embd.
Stalden
Village
Stalden is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom. Stalden is situated 3½ km northeast of Embd.
Embd
- Categories: municipality of Switzerland and locality
- Location: Embd, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.21585° or 46° 12′ 57″ north
Longitude
7.82836° or 7° 49′ 42″ east
Population
353
Elevation
1,387 metres (4,551 feet)
Open location code
8FR96R8H+88
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Embd” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Embd”
- Arpitan: “Emda”
- Basque: “Embd”
- Breton: “Embd”
- Catalan: “Embd”
- Cebuano: “Embd”
- Chinese: “恩布德”
- Czech: “Embd”
- Dutch: “Embd”
- Esperanto: “Embd”
- Finnish: “Embd”
- French: “Embd”
- German: “Embd”
- Hungarian: “Embd”
- Irish: “Embd”
- Italian: “Embd”
- Latin: “Emeda”
- Lombard: “Embd”
- Malay: “Embd”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Embd”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Embd”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Embd”
- Piemontese: “Embd”
- Polish: “Embd”
- Portuguese: “Embd”
- Romansh: “Embd”
- Spanish: “Embd”
- Swedish: “Embd”
- Swiss German: “Embd”
- Tosk Albanian: “Embd”
- Turkish: “Embd”
- Ukrainian: “Ембд”
- Upper Sorbian: “Embd”
- Venetian: “Embd”
- Volapük: “Embd”
- Waray (Philippines): “Embd”
- Welsh: “Embd”
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