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Ernen
Ernen is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 2005 Ernen incorporated the formerly independent municipalities of Ausserbinn, Mühlebach, and Steinhaus. In 1979, Ernen was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage. History Ernen is first mentioned in 1214 as ''Aragnon''. In 1220 it was mentioned as ''Arengnon'' and in 1510 it was ''Aernen''. Geography Ernen has an area, , of . Of this area, 36.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 27.0% is unproductive land. The municipality is located on a moraine terrace above the left side of the Rhone. It consists of the village of Ernen and the hamlet of Niederernen. On 1 October 2004 the former municipalities of Steinhaus, Ausserbinn and Mühlebach merged into the municipality of Ernen, keeping the name Ernen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ausserbinn
Ausserbinn is a former municipality of the canton of Valais, Switzerland, and now part of the municipality of Ernen. Prior to its incorporation within Ernen, it was one of Switzerland's smallest municipalities with a population of only 41. The village covers a total area of 4.5 km² and ranges in elevation from 1100 m to 2500 m on the mountain of Eggerhorn. The centre lies at 1300 m above sea level. Ausserbinn is situated in the Binn Valley, well known for its abundant flora and minerals. A Postbus route connects Ausserbinn to the railway station at Fiesch. Merger In a referendum held on 5 November 2002, 19 opposed and 14 voted in favour of a union with the neighbouring municipalities of Ernen, Mühlebach, and Steinhaus. Despite the vote, the cantonal authorities pressed ahead with plans for the merger, declaring that the municipalities would be merged on 1 October 2004. A legal appeal by the inhabitants to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland The Federal Supr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goms (district)
Goms (french: District de Conches) is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It covers a larger area than its geographical counterpart, the geographical region of Goms, namely the upper most part of the Rhône valley between its source and Brig. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Per fess Gules and Argent, two Crosses pattee counterchanged.'' Demographics Goms has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks German (4,401 or 92.8%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (179 or 3.8%) and Albanian is the third (41 or 0.9%). There are 29 people who speak French, 12 people who speak Italian. , the gender distribution of the population was 51.0% male and 49.0% female. The population was made up of 2,113 Swiss men (44.8% of the population) and 292 (6.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 2,036 Swiss women (43.2%) and 274 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niederwald, Switzerland
Niederwald is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms. History Niederwald is first mentioned in 1526 as ''Zniderwaldt''. Geography Niederwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 18.4% is unproductive land. The municipality is located above the Fiesch valley and along the old highway which ran from Ernen over the Rhone bridge to the right side of the valley. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Niederwald and the former hamlet of Rottenbrigge. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Or, on Coupeaux Vert three Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiesch
Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its view of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area. History Fiesch is first mentioned in 1203 as "Vios". In 1438 it is recorded as "Viesch", and has been known as Fiesch since 1905. The Fiesch derailment occurred in 2010. Geography Fiesch has an area, , of . Of this area, 32.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 20.4% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in a small valley and on the slopes above both sides of the Weisswasser. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, a fess wavy Argent in base Coupeaux of the same.'' Demographics Fiesch has a population () of . , 17.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valais
Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Canton of Valais,; german: Kanton Wallis; in other official Swiss languages outside Valais: it, (Canton) Vallese ; rm, (Chantun) Vallais. 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, Switzerland, Sion. The flag of the canton is made of thirteen stars representing the districts, on a white-red background. Valais is situated in the southwestern part of Switzerland, the country. It borders the cantons of Canton of Vaud, Vaud and Canton of Bern, Bern to the north, the cantons of Canton of Uri, Uri and Ticino to the east, as well as Italy to the south and France to the west. It is one of the three large southern Alps, Alpine cantons, along with Ticino and the Grisons, which encompass a vast diversity of ecosystems. It is a bilingual canton, French language, French and German language, German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellwald
Bellwald is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Bellwald was first used to refer to the nearby mountain 1273 ''Beliwalt'' and 1293 ''Belwalt''. The name then came to mean the main village below the mountain. The village was first mentioned in 1374 as ''Zblattun''. Geography Bellwald has an area, , of . Of this area, 49.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 26.2% is unproductive land. It lies at and is the highest village in Goms, or the upper Rhône river valley. The municipality consists of scattered settlements between the Rhône and Fiescher valley. It consists of the village of Bellwald and the hamlets of Ried, Eggen, Bodmen and Fürgangen. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, issuant from Coupeaux Vert a Pine tree of the same trunked Maroon.'' Demographics Bellwald has a population () of . , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakker Prize
The Wakker Prize (German: ''Wakkerpreis'', French: ''Prix Wakker'', Italian: ''Premio Wakker'') is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage. At the beginning, the prize honoured municipalities which did special needs for preservation of the old towns. Recently, the prize also honours municipalities that develop their townscapes on a specific leading point. This might be an estimated use of an old industrial facility or a successful combination between old and new basic structure of a building. In 2005, the prize was given to the Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ..., rather than a municipality, because of the jubilee of the Swiss Heritage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reckingen-Gluringen
Reckingen-Gluringen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004 from the union of the villages and municipalities of Reckingen and Gluringen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Reckingen-Gluringen, , , |
Steinhaus
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Steinhaus may refer to: *Bibiana Steinhaus, German football referee * Edward Arthur Steinhaus (1914–1969), American insect pathologist * Hugo Steinhaus, mathematician * Steinhaus, Austria, a municipality in Upper Austria, Austria * Steinhaus, Switzerland, a village in Ernen, Valais, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lax, Switzerland
Lax is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lax is first mentioned in 1295 as ''Lacx''. Lax is next documented as a community named ''Zend Goms Lax'' in 1308. The first division of irrigation was in 1347; the current system feeds seven farms around the small town. The first local regulations date from 1436. Geography Lax has an area, , of . Of this area, 37.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 17.6% is unproductive land. The municipality is located above the Deisch valley on a small plateau on the right bank of the Rhone. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, a mountain fesswise Argent, in chief three pine trees eradicated Vert trunked proper.'' Demographics Lax has a population () of . , 13.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grengiols
Grengiols is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Grengiols is first mentioned in 1052 as ''Graneirolis''. In 1228 it was mentioned as ''Griniruel'' and in 1297 as ''Graniols''. The name probably comes from the Latin word ''graneirolas'' meaning a small granary. Geography Grengiols has an area, , of . Of this area, 21.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and 52.4% is unproductive land. The municipality is located in the Östlich Raron district, on the southern slopes of the Rhone valley near the entrance to the Goms valley. It consists of the village of Grengiols with scattered settlements including; Hockmatte, Ze Hyschere, Bächerhyschere and others, on the road leading into the Goms valley and then over the Albrun Pass. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules, two Keys Or in saltire in chief a papal Crown o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafschaft, Switzerland
Grafschaft is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 2000 the municipality was created with the merger of Biel (VS), Ritzingen and Selkingen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Retrieved 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Grafschaft, , , Niederwald [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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