Obergoms
Obergoms is the upper part of the Goms and a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 when the three municipalities Ulrichen, Obergesteln and Oberwald merged.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 656 residents
- Description: municipality in Switzerland
- Also known as: “CH6076” and “Obergoms VS”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oberwald railway station and Grimsel Pass.
Oberwald railway station
Railway station
Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden.
Grimsel Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass in Switzerland, crossing the Bernese Alps at an elevation of 2,164 metres. The pass connects the Haslital, the upper valley of the river Aare, with the upper valley of the Rhône. Grimsel Pass is situated 4 km northwest of Obergoms.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 4 km southwest of Obergoms.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Obergoms
- Category: municipality of Switzerland
- Location: Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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: “Gletsch”
- Esperanto: “Obergesteln”
- Esperanto: “Obergoms”
- Esperanto: “Oberwald VS”
- Esperanto: “Ulrichen”
- 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 VS”
- Romanian: “Obergoms, Elveția”
- Romanian: “Obergoms”
- Russian: “Обергомс”
- Slovenian: “Obergoms”
- Spanish: “Obergoms”
- Swedish: “Obergoms”
- Swiss German: “Obergoms”
- Tosk Albanian: “Obergoms”
- Turkish: “Obergoms”
- Ukrainian: “Обергомс”
- Upper Sorbian: “Obergoms”
- Venetian: “Obergoms”
- Waray (Philippines): “Obergoms”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tällisegg and Brand.
Valais: Must-Visit Destinations
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