Egga

Egga is a hamlet in Bellwald, Goms District, Valais. Egga is situated nearby to the locality Faarni, as well as near Ober Bodma.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation railway station and Fiesch railway station.

Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation railway station

Railway station

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Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation railway station, is a railway station in the municipality of Bellwald, 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. Fürgangen-Bellwald Talstation railway station is situated 2½ km south of Egga.

Fiesch railway station

Railway station

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Fiesch railway station is a metre gauge station serving the municipality of Fiesch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station forms part of the Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via Furka Base Tunnel, Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Fiesch railway station is situated 3 km south of Egga.

Risihorn

Peak

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The Risihorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Bellwald in the canton of Valais. It lies south of the Setzehorn, at the southern end of the chain lying east of the Fiescher Glacier. Risihorn is situated 3½ km north of Egga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fieschertal and Bellwald.

Fieschertal

Village

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Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie, and Wirbul.