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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brunnethorn and Rothorn.

Brunnethorn

Peak

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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.

Rothorn

Scenic viewpoint

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Rothorn is a scenic viewpoint.

Illsee

Reservoir

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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 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

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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″ north

Longitude

7.65051° or 7° 39′ 2″ east

Elevation

2,357 metres (7,733 feet)

Open location code

8FR97M42+56

GeoNames ID

11396967

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