Bürchen

Bürchen is a municipality in the district of in the German-speaking part of the canton of in .
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  • Type: Village with 767 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Buerchen”, “Burchen”, “Bürchen (munisipyo)”, and “CH6193”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Raron railway station and Raron airfield.

Railway station
Photo: Litzler, Public domain.
is a railway station in the…

Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an aerodrome.

Castle
Photo: Amagra lacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Visp and Raron.

Photo: Fabienp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a German-speaking town in the canton of .

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in . is situated 3½ km north of Bürchen.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of in . is situated 5 km northeast of Bürchen.

Bürchen

Latitude
46.2806° or 46° 16′ 50″ north
Longitude
7.8163° or 7° 48′ 59″ east
Population
767
Elevation
1,563 metres (5,128 feet)
Open location code
8FR97RJ8+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240082715
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7285385
Wiki­data ID
Q70712
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Bürchen” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Bürchen”
  • Basque: “Bürchen”
  • Breton: “Bürchen”
  • Catalan: “Bürchen”
  • Cebuano: “Bürchen”
  • Chinese: “比尔兴”
  • Chinese: “比爾興”
  • Czech: “Bürchen”
  • Dutch: “Bürchen”
  • Esperanto: “Bürchen”
  • Finnish: “Bürchen”
  • French: “Bürchen”
  • Galician: “Bürchen”
  • German: “Bürchen VS”
  • German: “Bürchen”
  • Hungarian: “Bürchen”
  • Irish: “Bürchen”
  • Italian: “Bürchen”
  • Latin: “Betula”
  • Lombard: “Bürchen”
  • Malay: “Bürchen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bürchen”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bürchen”
  • Piemontese: “Bürchen”
  • Polish: “Bürchen (Szwajcaria)”
  • Polish: “Bürchen”
  • Portuguese: “Bürchen”
  • Romansh: “Bürchen”
  • Spanish: “Bürchen”
  • Swedish: “Bürchen”
  • Swiss German: “Bürchen VS”
  • Swiss German: “Bürchen”
  • Turkish: “Bürchen”
  • Ukrainian: “Бюрхен”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Bürchen”
  • Venetian: “Bürchen”
  • Volapük: “Bürchen”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bürchen”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mauracker and Zenhäusern.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gemeindeverwaltung Bürchen and Schulhausplatz.

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