Oberems

Oberems is a dam in Oberems, Leuk District, Valais. Oberems is situated nearby to the chapel Pater Gregory-Kapelle, as well as near the village Unterems.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brunnethorn and Ergischhorn.

Brunnethorn

Peak

Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Brunnethorn is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, overlooking Oberems in the canton of Valais. It is located north of the higher Bella Tola. Brunnethorn is situated 3½ km southwest of Oberems.

Ergischhorn

Peak

The Ergischhorn is a mountain in the Pennine Alps in Switzerland. Ergischhorn is situated 3½ km east of Oberems.

Mageran castle / de Werra (now St. Joseph’s asylum for the elderly)

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Mageran castle / de Werra (now St. Joseph’s asylum for the elderly) is situated 4 km northwest of Oberems.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unterems and Turtmann.

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.

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.

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. Erschmatt is situated 4½ km north of Oberems.

Oberems

Type: Dam
Location: Oberems, Leuk District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.28275° or 46° 16′ 58″ north

Longitude

7.68987° or 7° 41′ 24″ east

Height

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

8FR97MMQ+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1385783646

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

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