Obergoms

Obergoms is the upper part of the Goms and a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of in . It was formed on 1 January 2009 when the three municipalities , and merged.
  • Type: Locality with 656 residents
  • Description: municipality in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “CH6076”, “Gletsch”, “Obergesteln”, “Obergoms VS”, “Oberwald VS”, and “Ulrichen”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Oberwald railway station and Gletsch railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station serving…

Railway station
is a 1,000 mm metre gauge…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.

Village
is a village in the municipality of Obergoms…

Village
is a village in the municipality… is situated 4 km southwest of Obergoms.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the…

Obergoms

Latitude
46.5331° or 46° 31′ 59″ north
Longitude
8.3707° or 8° 22′ 15″ east
Population
656
Elevation
1,732 metres (5,682 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG9MC+67
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Obergoms” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Obergoms”
  • Arpitan: “Conches-d’Amont”
  • Basque: “Obergoms”
  • Breton: “Obergoms”
  • Bulgarian: “Обергомс”
  • Catalan: “Obergoms”
  • Cebuano: “Obergoms”
  • Chinese: “上戈姆斯”
  • Czech: “Obergoms”
  • Dutch: “Obergoms”
  • Esperanto: “Obergoms”
  • French: “Obergoms”
  • German: “Obergoms”
  • Hungarian: “Obergoms”
  • Irish: “Obergoms”
  • Italian: “Obergoms”
  • Korean: “오버곰스”
  • Lombard: “Obergoms”
  • Malay: “Obergoms”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Obergoms”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Obergoms”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Obergoms”
  • Polish: “Obergoms”
  • Portuguese: “Obergoms”
  • Romanian: “Obergoms, Elveția”
  • Romanian: “Obergoms”
  • Russian: “Обергомс”
  • Slovenian: “Obergoms”
  • Spanish: “Obergoms”
  • Swedish: “Obergoms”
  • Swiss German: “Obergoms”
  • Turkish: “Obergoms”
  • Ukrainian: “Обергомс”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Obergoms”
  • Venetian: “Obergoms”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Obergoms”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Unterwassern and Belvédère.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Tällisegg and Brand.

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Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

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