Oberer Märetschisee
Oberer Märetschisee is a lake in Agarn, Leuk District, Valais and has an elevation of 2,357 metres. Oberer Märetschisee is situated nearby to the village Chandolin, as well as near Oberems.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brunnethorn and Rothorn.
Brunnethorn
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola.
Illsee
Reservoir
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Illsee is a natural lake used as a reservoir above Sierre, in the Valais, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.21 km2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chandolin and Unterems.
Chandolin
Village
Photo: 100zax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Chandolin is situated 4 km west of Oberer Märetschisee.
Unterems
Village
Unterems was a 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. Unterems is situated 5 km northeast of Oberer Märetschisee.
Saint-Luc
Village
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Luc is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Grimentz, Saint Jean and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers. Saint-Luc is situated 6 km southwest of Oberer Märetschisee.
Oberer Märetschisee
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Oberer Maeretschisee”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Agarn, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.25539° or 46° 15′ 19″ northLongitude
7.65051° or 7° 39′ 2″ eastElevation
2,357 metres (7,733 feet)Open location code
8FR97M42+56GeoNames ID
11396967
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