Obergesteln is a village in the
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Obergoms in the district of
Goms in the
canton of
Valais
Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
in
Switzerland
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.
Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with
Oberwald and
Ulrichen to form the municipality
Obergoms.
References
External links
Official website
Former municipalities of Valais
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