Biel

Biel is a hill in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,579 metres. Biel is situated nearby to the village Ulrichen, as well as near the locality Wiler.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Nikolaus Church and St. Catherine chapel.

St. Catherine chapel

Church

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St. Catherine chapel is a church.

Ulrichen railway station, is a railway station in the locality of Ulrichen, within the municipality of Obergoms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ulrichen and Ulrichen Airport.

Ulrichen

Village

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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.

Ulrichen Airport

Locality

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Ulrichen Airport is a locality.

Obergesteln

Village

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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.

Biel

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,579 metres
Category: landform
Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.51068° or 46° 30′ 38″ north

Longitude

8.29946° or 8° 17′ 58″ east

Elevation

1,579 metres (5,180 feet)

Open location code

8FRCG76X+7Q

GeoNames ID

10628585

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In Other Languages

“Biel” goes by many names.

German: “Biel”

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Localities in the Area

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