Birchi

Birchi is a residential area in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais and has an elevation of 1,571 metres. Birchi is situated nearby to the church Saint Martin of Tours, as well as near the village Obergesteln.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Martin of Tours and Obergesteln railway station.

Saint Martin of Tours

Church

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Saint Martin of Tours is a church, which is situated 680 metres southeast of Birchi.

Obergesteln railway station

Railway stop

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Obergesteln railway station, is a railway station in the locality of Obergesteln, 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. Obergesteln railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Birchi.

Sankt Anna zum Loch

Church

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Sankt Anna zum Loch is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Birchi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obergesteln and Ulrichen.

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.

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.