Salgesch
Salgesch is a locality in Leuk District, Valais. Salgesch is situated nearby to the village Miège, as well as near the hamlet Cordona.Places of Interest
Highlights include Château de Muzot and Salgesch railway station.
Château de Muzot
Castle
Photo: Nouchka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château de Muzot is a 13th-century fortified manor house located near Veyras in Switzerland's Rhone Valley. In 1921, it was purchased by Swiss merchant and arts patron Werner Reinhart who then invited Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to live there rent-free.
Salgesch railway station
Railway stop
Salgesch railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Salgesch, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sierre and Albinen.
Sierre
Photo: Famberhorst, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sierre is a city in Central Valais. While the city is in the French part of Valais, there is a large German-speaking population and you will encounter many people being fluent in both languages.
Albinen
Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albinen is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Salgesch
Village
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salgesch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Salgesch
- Type: Locality with 1,540 residents
- Also known as: “CH6113”
- Location: Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.3133° or 46° 18′ 48″ northLongitude
7.5748° or 7° 34′ 29″ eastPopulation
1,540Elevation
603 metres (1,978 feet)Open location code
8FR98H7F+8WGeoNames ID
7287042
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