Bürchen
Bürchen is a locality in Bürchen, Raron District, Valais and has about 705 residents and an elevation of 1,325 metres. Bürchen is situated nearby to the locality Bachtolen, as well as near Unterbäch.- Type: Locality with 705 residents
- Also known as: “Burchen”
- Postal code: 3935
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity church and Medieval castle ruins stone house and the ruins of a Zwingherren castle.
Medieval castle ruins stone house and the ruins of a Zwingherren castle
Castle
Photo: Amagra lacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raron railway station
Railway station
Photo: Litzler, Public domain.
Raron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Raron railway station is situated 3 km north of Bürchen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moosalp and Raron.
Moosalp
Locality
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Moosalp is a high mountain pass across the western Pennine Alps, connecting Bürchen with Törbel in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The pass lies north-east of Augstbordhorn. Moosalp is situated 3½ km south of Bürchen.
Raron
Village
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Raron is situated 3½ km north of Bürchen.
Ausserberg
Village
Photo: Vasile Cotovanu, CC BY 2.0.
Ausserberg is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Ausserberg is situated 5 km northeast of Bürchen.
Bürchen
- Location: Bürchen, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.28053° or 46° 16′ 50″ northLongitude
7.81506° or 7° 48′ 54″ eastPopulation
705Elevation
1,325 metres (4,347 feet)Open location code
8FR97RJ8+62GeoNames ID
2661326
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Latin—“Bürchen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比爾興”
- German: “Bürchen VS”
- Latin: “Betula”
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