Obergoms

Obergoms is a municipality of the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Municipality
Coat of arms of Coat of arms
Location of Obergoms
Coordinates: 46°32′N 8°21′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Valais
District	Goms
Government
• Mayor	Christian Imsand
Area
• Total	155.80 km2 (60.15 sq mi)
Elevation	1,377 m (4,518 ft)
Population  (Dec 2007)
• Total	705
• Density	4.525/km2 (11.720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	3999
Localities	Obergesteln, Oberwald, Ulrichen and Gletsch
Surrounded by	Guttannen (BE), Gadmen (BE), Realp (UR), Göschenen (UR), Bedretto (TI), Formazza (IT-VB), Reckingen-Gluringen and Münster-Geschinen
Website	www.obergoms.ch SFSO statistics

On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Obergesteln, Oberwald and Ulrichen merged into the new municipality of Obergoms.

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Obergesteln

Obergoms Media

• Gletch and the Rhone glacier in 1900

• Goms, Oberwald, View on Oberwald.jpg

  View of Oberwald in Obergoms

• Oberwald Belvedere.jpg

  Hotel Belvedere in Oberwald

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  Old house in the village of Oberwald, canton of Vallais, Switzerland. Picture taken by Peter Berger, October 1, 2006.

• Ulrichen im Loch.JPG

  Ulrichen, Dorfteil "Im Loch", Beginn der Passstrasse zum Nufenenpass

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  Furkabahn cog-wheel railway

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  Train station Oberwald VS

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  This is an image of a cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland with KGS number

Other websites

Media related to Obergoms at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (in German)