Oberwald

Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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Place details

Locality: Obergoms
Region: Valais/Wallis
Country: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Population: 0

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Swiss town.subject_name: Oberwald
Swiss town.image_photo: OberwaldVS5.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Oberwald.png
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Flag of Oberwald.gif
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Goms
Swiss town.within_municipality: Obergoms
Swiss town.postal_code: 3999
Swiss town.area: 96.9
Swiss town.elevation: 1377
Swiss town.population: 277
Swiss town.populationof: December 2007
Swiss town.popofyear: 2007
Swiss town.website: www.oberwald.ch
Swiss town.mayor_asof: May 2008
Swiss town.places: Gletsch

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Wikidata facts

Population: 277
Area: 96.9
Elevation: 1377
Official website: www.oberwald.ch
Image: OberwaldVS1.JPG
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Oberwald
postal code: 3999
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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. It is located at the end of the Goms, directly before the Furka and Grimsel passes, underneath the Rhône River source at the Rhône Glacier. It is also the startpoint of the Furka Tunnel and is served by Oberwald railway station. Most inhabitants live off tourism or sheep farming.