Engersch
Engersch is a village in Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,508 metres. Engersch is situated nearby to the locality Trogachra, as well as near Tirlimattä.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gampel-Bratsch and Niwen.
Gampel-Bratsch
Town hall
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gampel-Bratsch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009. The voters of the municipalities of Gampel and Bratsch decided to merge on January 20, 2008. Gampel-Bratsch is situated 2½ km southeast of Engersch.
Niwen
Peak
Photo: Kampfwanderer, Public domain.
The Niwen is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone in the upper canton of Valais. It lies in the massif that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the lower Lötschental and that culminates at the Ferdenrothorn. Niwen is situated 3½ km north of Engersch.
Turtmann railway station
Railway stop
Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Turtmann railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Turtmann-Unterems, 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 Bratsch and Erschmatt.
Bratsch
Village
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bratsch is a village in the municipality of Gampel-Bratsch in the district of Leuk of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bratsch was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Gampel to form Gampel-Bratsch.
Erschmatt
Village
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Erschmatt is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.
Gampel
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gampel is a village and former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village of Gempel is located at the southern entrance to the Lötschental or Lötschen valley. Gampel is situated 3 km southeast of Engersch.
Engersch
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.32774° or 46° 19′ 40″ northLongitude
7.71014° or 7° 42′ 37″ eastElevation
1,508 metres (4,948 feet)Open location code
8FR98PH6+33OpenStreetMap ID
node 599348947OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7670146
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