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Oberwald railway station

Railway station

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Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Oberwald railway station is situated 1½ km southwest of Sand.

Heilig Kreuz church

Church

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Heilig Kreuz church is situated 1 km west of Sand.

Gletsch railway station

Railway station

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Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Gletsch railway station is situated 2½ km north of Sand.

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Oberwald

Village

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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.

Gletsch

Hamlet

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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 3 km north of Sand.

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. Obergesteln is situated 3½ km southwest of Sand.

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