Grächen

Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°49′E / 46.167°N 7.817°E / 46.167; 7.817
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Grächen
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Grächen is located in Switzerland
Grächen
Grächen
Grächen is located in Canton of Valais
Grächen
Grächen
Coordinates: 46°10′N 7°49′E / 46.167°N 7.817°E / 46.167; 7.817
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictVisp
Government
 • MayorJakob Walter
Area
 • Total14.0 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Elevation
1,619 m (5,312 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,251
 • Density89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3925
SFOS number6285
Surrounded byEisten, Embd, St. Niklaus, Stalden, Törbel
Websitewww.gemeinde-graechen.ch
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Grächen is a municipality of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

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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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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