Raron
Raron is an aerial lift in Raron, Valais. Raron is situated nearby to the church Kapelle Turtig, as well as near the tourism office Informationsbüro.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Raron railway station and Viztume tower.
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 330 metres north of Raron.
Viztume tower
Castle
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viztume tower is a castle, which is situated 1 km north of Raron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raron and Bürchen.
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.
Bürchen
Village
Photo: Daniel Reust, CC BY 4.0.
Bürchen is a municipality in the district of Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bürchen is situated 3 km southeast of Raron.
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 4 km northwest of Raron.
Raron
- Type: Aerial lift
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Raron, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.30327° or 46° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
7.80107° or 7° 48′ 4″ eastElevation
640 metres (2,100 feet)Operator
LRUOpen location code
8FR98R32+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 983986631OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
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