Ferden
Ferden is a locality in Raron District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,233 metres. Ferden is situated nearby to the hamlet Faldumalp, as well as near the village Goppenstein.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goppenstein railway station and Stausee Ferden.
Goppenstein railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goppenstein is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Ferden. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG, just outside the southern portal of the Lötschberg tunnel.
Stausee Ferden
Reservoir
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Lötschberg
Mountain saddle
Photo: Walter Mittelholzer, Public domain.
The Lötschberg is an Alpine mountain massif, usually associated with a major, historically important transit axis of the Alps in Switzerland with, at its core, the Lötschen Pass. Lötschberg is situated 3½ km northwest of Ferden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kippel and Wiler.
Kippel
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Kippel is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Wiler
Village
Photo: Mo4jolo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wiler is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Wiler is situated 4 km northeast of Ferden.
Goppenstein
Village
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Goppenstein is a Swiss hamlet in the canton of Valais, located in the lower Lötschental and traversed by the Lonza river. It belongs to the municipality of Ferden.
Ferden
- Type: Locality with 250 residents
- Also known as: “CH6195”
- Location: Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.3879° or 46° 23′ 17″ northLongitude
7.7344° or 7° 44′ 4″ eastPopulation
250Elevation
2,233 metres (7,326 feet)Open location code
8FR99PQM+5QGeoNames ID
7285806
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