Sankt Christopherus

Sankt Christopherus is a church in , , which is located on Grimselstrasse. Sankt Christopherus is situated nearby to , as well as near the historic site .
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Address: Grimselstrasse 20, Oberwald, 3999

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gletsch railway station and Kleinwasserkraftwerk Gletsch.

Railway station
Photo: Mathein, CC BY 2.5.
is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , . is situated 1½ km east of Sankt Christopherus.

Photo: Wald-Burger8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 1½ km east of Sankt Christopherus.

Hotel building
Photo: Jimo15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hotel building, which is situated 2 km east of Sankt Christopherus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

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. is situated 3½ km south of Sankt Christopherus.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
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 5 km south of Sankt Christopherus.

Sankt Christopherus

Latitude
46.56229° or 46° 33′ 44″ north
Longitude
8.33867° or 8° 20′ 19″ east
Open location code
8FRCH86Q+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 324311287
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­chapel
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
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