Unterwassern

Unterwassern is a neighborhood in , , and has an elevation of 1,377 metres. Unterwassern is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oberwald railway station and Heilig Kreuz church.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
is a railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , . The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects in , via the base tunnel and in , with , Uri, and , Graubünden.

Church
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Railway station
Photo: Mathein, CC BY 2.5.
is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , . is situated 3½ km north of Unterwassern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 3 km southwest of Unterwassern.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 3½ km north of Unterwassern.

Unterwassern

Latitude
46.53197° or 46° 31′ 55″ north
Longitude
8.35586° or 8° 21′ 21″ east
Elevation
1,377 metres (4,518 feet)
Open location code
8FRCG9J4+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2786889483
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
7669978
Wiki­data ID
Q2499229
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Unterwassern” goes by many names.

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