Saint Martin of Tours

Saint Martin of Tours is a church in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais which is located on Kirchweg. Saint Martin of Tours is situated nearby to the village Obergesteln, as well as near Ulrichen.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church building in Obergesteln in the canton of Wallis, Switzerland
Also known as: “Pfarrkirche Sankt Martin von Tours”
Address: Kirchweg 2, Obergesteln, 3988

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Obergesteln railway station and Sankt Anna zum Loch.

Obergesteln railway station

Railway stop

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Obergesteln railway station, is a railway station in the locality of Obergesteln, within the municipality of Obergoms, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Furka Oberalp line of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and is served by local trains only. Obergesteln railway station is situated 210 metres southeast of Saint Martin of Tours.

Sankt Anna zum Loch

Church

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Sankt Anna zum Loch is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Saint Martin of Tours.

St. Nikolaus Church

Church

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St. Nikolaus Church is situated 2 km southwest of Saint Martin of Tours.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Obergesteln and Ulrichen.

Obergesteln

Village

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Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms.

Ulrichen

Village

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Ulrichen is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The population was 219. Ulrichen was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Obergesteln to form the municipality Obergoms.