Turu
Turu is a picnic site in Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais which is located on Alpstrasse and has an elevation of 1,708 metres. Turu is situated nearby to the playground Ackermatten, as well as near the recreation area Kastleren.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gampel-Bratsch and Niwen.
Gampel-Bratsch
Town hall
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gampel-Bratsch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009. The voters of the municipalities of Gampel and Bratsch decided to merge on January 20, 2008. Gampel-Bratsch is situated 2 km southeast of Turu.
Niwen
Peak
Photo: Kampfwanderer, Public domain.
The Niwen is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking the Rhone in the upper canton of Valais. It lies in the massif that separates the valley of Leukerbad from the lower Lötschental and that culminates at the Ferdenrothorn. Niwen is situated 3½ km north of Turu.
Gampel-Steg railway station
Railway station
Gampel-Steg railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Gampel-Steg railway station is situated 3½ km southeast of Turu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bratsch and Gampel.
Bratsch
Village
Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bratsch is a village in the municipality of Gampel-Bratsch in the district of Leuk of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bratsch was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Gampel to form Gampel-Bratsch.
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.
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 2½ km southeast of Turu.
Turu
- Type: Picnic site
- Address: Alpstrasse, Gampel, 3945
- Category: tourism
- Location: Gampel-Bratsch, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.33157° or 46° 19′ 54″ northLongitude
7.72588° or 7° 43′ 33″ eastElevation
1,708 metres (5,604 feet)Operator
Gampel-Bratsch TourismusOpen location code
8FR98PJG+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7762102538OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=picnic_site
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