Heilig Kreuz church
Heilig Kreuz church is a church in Obergoms, Goms District, Valais. Heilig Kreuz church is situated nearby to Waggon Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, as well as near Tonis Skimuseum.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Oberwald in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Kirche Heilig Kreuz”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oberwald railway station and Sidelhorn.
Oberwald railway station
Railway station
Oberwald railway station is a railway station serving the village of Oberwald, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects Brig in Valais, via the base tunnel and Andermatt in Uri, with Göschenen, Uri, and Disentis/Mustér, Graubünden. Oberwald railway station is situated 590 metres southwest of Heilig Kreuz church.
Sidelhorn
Peak
Photo: H.sch.57, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat. Sidelhorn is situated 3½ km northwest of Heilig Kreuz church.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Gletsch railway station is situated 3 km north of Heilig Kreuz church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.
Oberwald
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.
Obergesteln
Village
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. Obergesteln is situated 3 km southwest of Heilig Kreuz church.
Gletsch
Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône. Gletsch is situated 3 km north of Heilig Kreuz church.
Heilig Kreuz church
- Categories: architectural structure, Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.53459° or 46° 32′ 5″ northLongitude
8.34847° or 8° 20′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FRCG8MX+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 275375962OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q29892375
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Heilig Kreuz church” goes by many names.
- French: “église Heilig Kreuz”
- French: “Église Heilig Kreuz”
- German: “Kirche Heilig Kreuz”
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