Chalchofo
Chalchofo is in Eischoll, Raron District, Valais. Chalchofo is situated nearby to the church Pfarrkirche Eischoll, as well as near the government office Gemeindehaus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raron railway station and Gestelnburg.
Raron railway station
Railway station
Photo: Litzler, Public domain.
Raron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Raron railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Chalchofo.
Gestelnburg
Castle
Photo: Mheinzen, Public domain.
The ruins of the Gestelnburg castle are situated above the village of Niedergesteln in Valais, Switzerland, on a rocky ridge called Feschti. The castle was probably built during the 12th century by the powerful Barons de la Tour, which are also called in German Herrn vom Turn. Gestelnburg is situated 1½ km north of Chalchofo.
Medieval castle ruins stone house and the ruins of a Zwingherren castle
Castle
Photo: Amagra lacroix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Medieval castle ruins stone house and the ruins of a Zwingherren castle is situated 1½ km southeast of Chalchofo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raron and Hohtenn.
Raron
Village
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Hohtenn
Village
Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies just over 1 kilometre from, and 253 metres above, the village of Hohtenn. Hohtenn is situated 3 km northwest of Chalchofo.
Gampel
Village
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gampel is a village and former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village of Gempel is located at the southern entrance to the Lötschental or Lötschen valley. Gampel is situated 3 km northwest of Chalchofo.
Chalchofo
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Eischoll, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.29907° or 46° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
7.77785° or 7° 46′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FR97QXH+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 10115045063OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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