Wefa House

Wefa House is a museum in Niedergesteln, Raron District, Valais which is located on Pfarreigasse. Wefa House is situated nearby to the town hall Gemeindebüro Niedergesteln, as well as near the museum Prioratskirche Niedergesteln.

Type: Museum
Description: former residential building and current museum in Niedergesteln in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Also known as: “Wefa-Haus”, “Wefa-Hüüs”, and “Wefahüs”
Address: Pfarreigasse 11, Niedergesteln, 3942

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gestelnburg and Raron railway station.

Gestelnburg

Castle

Photo: Mheinzen, Public domain.

The ruins of the Gestelnburg castle are situated above the village of Niedergesteln in Valais, Switzerland, on a rocky ridge called Feschti. The castle was probably built during the 12th century by the powerful Barons de la Tour, which are also called in German Herrn vom Turn.

Raron railway station

Railway station

Photo: Litzler, Public domain.

Raron railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Raron, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local trains only. Raron railway station is situated 1½ km southeast of Wefa House.

Hohtenn railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hohtenn is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Valais and municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. The station is located on the Lötschberg line of the BLS AG and is served as a request stop. Hohtenn railway station is situated 1½ km northwest of Wefa House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raron and Hohtenn.

Raron

Village

Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Raron is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Hohtenn

Village

Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies just over 1 kilometre from, and 253 metres above, the village of Hohtenn.

Gampel

Village

Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gampel is a village and former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village of Gempel is located at the southern entrance to the Lötschental or Lötschen valley. Gampel is situated 3 km west of Wefa House.

Wefa House

Categories: built structure, house, museum building, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Niedergesteln, Raron District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.31366° or 46° 18′ 49″ north

Longitude

7.78222° or 7° 46′ 56″ east

Open location code

8FR98Q7J+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 720950498

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q137803333

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Wefa House” goes by many names.

French: “maison Wefa”
French: “Maison Wefa”
German: “Wefahaus”

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