Burketen
Burketen is a residential area in Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais. Burketen is situated nearby to the village Bratsch, as well as near Turtmann.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gampel-Bratsch and Turtmann railway station.
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 2 km east of Burketen.
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. Turtmann railway station is situated 1¼ km west of Burketen.
Gampel-Steg railway station
Railway station
Gampel-Steg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Gampel-Steg railway station is situated 2½ km east of Burketen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bratsch and Turtmann.
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.
Turtmann
Village
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Turtmann is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.
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.
Burketen
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.31297° or 46° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
7.71511° or 7° 42′ 54″ eastElevation
630 metres (2,067 feet)Open location code
8FR98P78+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 72899370OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
11216468
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“Burketen” goes by many names.
- German: “Burketen”
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