Brentschen

Brentschen is a hamlet in Leuk, Valais. Brentschen is situated nearby to the village Erschmatt, as well as near the locality Bratschachra.

Places of Interest

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 4 km east of Brentschen.

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 4 km north of Brentschen.

Turtmann railway station

Railway stop

Photo: MHM55, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Turtmann railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Turtmann-Unterems, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erschmatt and Bratsch.

Erschmatt

Village

Photo: Orphée, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Erschmatt is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.

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.

Guttet

Village

Photo: Hadi, CC0.

Guttet is a village.

Brentschen

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Leuk, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.32771° or 46° 19′ 40″ north

Longitude

7.69381° or 7° 41′ 38″ east

Open location code

8FR98MHV+3G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 861808595

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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