Binn

Binn is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of in . The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area. The notable is in Binn.
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  • Type: Village with 144 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Binn VS”
  • Postal code: 3996

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Michael Church and Breithorn.

Church
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Scenic viewpoint
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The is a mountain of the Swiss in the . It is part of the municipality and overlooks the lower Goms on the north side and the Saflischtal on the south side, east of the . is situated 4 km west of Binn.

Quarry
The is located in the Binn Valley and it is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt mineral specimens. The dolomite hosted deposit of the quarry is in the Binn Valley, a small valley in the southwest of Switzerland in the Swiss canton of . is situated 2½ km east of Binn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schmidighischere and Fäld.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Hamlet
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is a former municipality of the canton of , , and now part of the municipality of . Prior to its incorporation within Ernen, it was one of Switzerland's smallest municipalities with a population of only 47 as of 2000. is situated 3½ km northwest of Binn.

Binn

Latitude
46.3656° or 46° 21′ 56″ north
Longitude
8.1884° or 8° 11′ 18″ east
Population
144
Elevation
1,404 metres (4,606 feet)
Open location code
8FRC958Q+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240074304
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2661502
Wiki­data ID
Q68471
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Binn” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Binn”
  • Arpitan: “Binn”
  • Arpitan: “Boueng”
  • Basque: “Binn”
  • Breton: “Binn”
  • Bulgarian: “Бин”
  • Catalan: “Binn”
  • Cebuano: “Binn”
  • Chinese: “比恩”
  • Czech: “Binn”
  • Dutch: “Binn”
  • Esperanto: “Binn”
  • French: “Binn”
  • Galician: “Binn”
  • German: “Binn”
  • Hungarian: “Binn”
  • Irish: “Binn”
  • Italian: “Binn”
  • Lombard: “Binn”
  • Malay: “Binn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Binn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Binn”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Binn”
  • Piemontese: “Binn”
  • Polish: “Binn”
  • Portuguese: “Binn”
  • Romansh: “Binn”
  • Spanish: “Bi”
  • Spanish: “Binn”
  • Swedish: “Binn”
  • Swiss German: “Binn”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Binn”
  • Turkish: “Binn”
  • Ukrainian: “Бінн”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Binn”
  • Urdu: “بن”
  • Venetian: “Binn”
  • Volapük: “Binn”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Binn”
  • Welsh: “Binn”

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