Randa

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Randa

Total population

461

Coordinates46.10°, 7.78°

Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley. The village is accessible by road and rail, and it has a campsite which offers a taxi service to Zermatt, a car-free town. The Glacier Express train line also connects Randa to Zermatt.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

O

Otto Furrer

Swiss alpine and cross-country skier (1903-1951)

Thomas Platter the Elder

Swiss writer, scholar and printer

Niklaus Brantschen

Swiss Jesuit and Zen master

Martin Anthamatten

Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner

B

Bernhard Perren

Swiss alpine skier (1928-1960)

C

Colin Stanley Gum

Australian astronomer

Fränzi Aufdenblatten

Swiss alpine skier

J

Jean-Paul Brigger

Swiss footballer

D

Diego Perren

Swiss male curler

W

Willy Steuri

Swiss alpine skier (1912-1978)

U

Ulrich Inderbinen

Swiss mountain climber and mountain guide (1900-2004)

Anton Julen

Swiss biathlete (1898-1982)

Max Julen

Swiss alpine skier

Alfons Julen

Swiss biathlete (1899-1988)

Alfred Aufdenblatten

Swiss biathlete (1897-1975)

Peter Taugwalder

Swiss mountain guide (1820-1888)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Valais

• Täsch
  2.3 mi away · pop. 1,235
• Gasenried
  5.9 mi away
• Saas-Grund
  7.6 mi away · pop. 1,167
• Zinal
  7.9 mi away
• Kalpetran
  8.3 mi away
• Saas-Almagell
  8.4 mi away · pop. 397
• Gspon
  10.4 mi away
• Mission
  11 mi away
• St-Jean VS
  11.5 mi away · pop. 196
• Mayoux
  12.2 mi away
• Bürchen
  12.6 mi away · pop. 767
• La Sage
  12.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Official Identifiers