Obermatten

Obermatten is a hamlet in Ergisch, Leuk District, Valais. Obermatten is situated nearby to the locality Bänzi, as well as near Tänigu.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ergischhorn and Gampel-Bratsch.

Ergischhorn

Peak

The Ergischhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland.

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 3½ km north of Obermatten.

Gampel-Steg railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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 2½ km northeast of Obermatten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterems and Turtmann.

Unterems

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

Unterems was a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Unterems is situated 2½ km west of Obermatten.

Turtmann

Village

Photo: FkMohr, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Turtmann is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems. Turtmann is situated 2½ km northwest of Obermatten.

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 3½ km north of Obermatten.

Obermatten

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

46.28648° or 46° 17′ 11″ north

Longitude

7.72757° or 7° 43′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FR97PPH+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 901338240

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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