Grächen

Grächen is a municipality of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Coat of arms of Grächen
Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°49′E / 46.167°N 7.817°E / 46.167; 7.817Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°49′E / 46.167°N 7.817°E / 46.167; 7.817
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictVisp
Government
 • MayorJakob Walter
Area
 • Total14.29 km2 (5.52 sq mi)
Elevation
1,619 m (5,312 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2002)
 • Total1,367
 • Density95.66/km2 (247.76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3925
Surrounded byEisten, Embd, St. Niklaus, Stalden, Törbel
Websitewww.gemeinde-graechen.ch
SFSO statistics

It is at an elevation of 1,620 meters (5,310 ft) on a terrace above St. Niklaus in the Mattertal, north of the Mischabel range (and Dom).

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Grächen Media

References

Other websites

  Media related to Grächen at Wikimedia Commons