Obergesteln
Obergesteln | |
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Location of Obergesteln | |
Obergesteln Obergesteln | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′N 8°19′E / 46.500°N 8.317°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| District | Goms |
| Area | |
| • Total | 146 km2 (56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,355 m (4,446 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2007) | |
| • Total | 209 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 3988 |
| SFOS number | 6065 |
| Surrounded by | Guttannen (BE), Oberwald, Ulrichen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Obergesteln is a village and former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Obergesteln, Oberwald and Ulrichen merged into the new municipality of Obergoms.