Lengsee

Lengsee is an intermittent pool in Valais, Switzerland and has an elevation of 2,415 metres. Lengsee is situated nearby to the hamlet Bodme, as well as near the village Niederwald.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rappehorn and Niederwald railway station.

Rappehorn

Peak

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The Rappehorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, located in the canton of Valais, west of the Blinnenhorn. Rappehorn is situated 3½ km east of Lengsee.

Niederwald railway station, is a railway station in the locality of Niederwald, within the municipality of Goms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Niederwald railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Lengsee.

Blitzingen railway station

Railway stop

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Blitzingen railway station, is a railway station in the locality of Blitzingen, within the municipality of Goms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Blitzingen railway station is situated 3½ km north of Lengsee.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niederwald and Steinhaus.

Niederwald

Village

Photo: Zinat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms. Niederwald is situated 3½ km northwest of Lengsee.

Steinhaus

Hamlet

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Steinhaus is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Lengsee.

Blitzingen

Village

Photo: Ximonic, GFDL.

Blitzingen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the municipality of Goms. Blitzingen is situated 3½ km northwest of Lengsee.

Lengsee

Type: Intermittent pool
Category: body of water
Location: Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.41537° or 46° 24′ 55″ north

Longitude

8.22077° or 8° 13′ 15″ east

Elevation

2,415 metres (7,923 feet)

Open location code

8FRCC68C+48

GeoNames ID

12003417

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German: “Lengsee”

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