Hohtenn railway station

Hohtenn is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG and is served as a request stop.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Switzerland
Also known as: “Hohtenn Bahnhof”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gampel-Bratsch and Gestelnburg.

Gampel-Bratsch

Town hall

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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 2 km west of Hohtenn railway station.

Gestelnburg

Castle

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The ruins of the Gestelnburg castle are situated above the village of Niedergesteln in Valais, Switzerland, on a rocky ridge called Feschti. The castle was probably built during the 12th century by the powerful Barons de la Tour, which are also called in German Herrn vom Turn. Gestelnburg is situated 2 km southeast of Hohtenn railway station.

Holy Family church

Church

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Holy Family church is situated 1½ km southwest of Hohtenn railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohtenn and Gampel.

Hohtenn

Village

Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies just over 1 kilometre from, and 253 metres above, the village of Hohtenn.

Gampel

Village

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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.