St. Christophorus

St. Christophorus is a church in , , . St. Christophorus is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberwald railway station and Heilig Kreuz church.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , . The station is close to the western portal of the Furka Base Tunnel, on the metre gauge Furka Oberalp Bahn, which connects in , via the base tunnel and in , with , Uri, and , Graubünden. is situated 1 km west of St. Christophorus.

Church
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is situated 490 metres northwest of St. Christophorus.

Peak
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The is a mountain of the , located west of the . It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat. is situated 4 km northwest of St. Christophorus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwald and Obergesteln.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 3 km southwest of St. Christophorus.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the . is situated 3½ km north of St. Christophorus.

St. Christophorus

Latitude
46.53229° or 46° 31′ 56″ north
Longitude
8.35389° or 8° 21′ 14″ east
Open location code
8FRCG9J3+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 275639908
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
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