Lötschental
![The Lötschental Valley in the Swiss Alps](/Images/godic/202501/25/Lötschental1416.jpg")
![View to the east from a point west of Ferden](/Images/godic/202501/25/Lötschental_Gesamtansicht_mit_Wolken1416.jpg")
![View of the Lötschental from Fafleralp](/Images/godic/202501/25/Loetschental1416.jpg")
![Wooden Houses in a village within the Lötschental](/Images/godic/202501/25/KippelLötschental_WoodenHouses1416.jpg")
The Lötschental is the largest valley on the northern side of the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies in the Bernese Alps, with the Lonza running down the length of the valley from its source within the Langgletscher.