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Randogne
Randogne () is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Randogne is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Randonni''. Geography Randogne had an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 12.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.2% is either rivers or lakes and or 30.0% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. Crans-Montana is also a ski resort that was created through the fusion of the two centers of Crans and Montana and belonged to six municipalities (Chermignon, Icogne, Lens, Mollens, Montana and Randogne), four of which merged to form the municipality of Crans-Montana. History Chermignon Chermignon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Chermenon'' and ''Chirminon''. It became an independent municipality in 1905 when it separated from Lens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana, Switzerland
Montana is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It was one of the six municipalities that form the ski resort Crans-Montana (together with Icogne, Lens, Randogne, Mollens and Chermignon). On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens (VS), Montana and Randogne merged to form the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Montana is first mentioned in 1243 as ''Montana''. In 1905 it separated from Lens to form an independent municipality.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Montana had an area, , of . Of this area, or 25.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 42.5% is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollens, Valais
Mollens () is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Mollens, Chermignon, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Mollens is first mentioned about 1250 as ''Molaen''. In 1286 it was mentioned as ''Moleing''. The municipality was formerly known by its German name ''Molei'', however, that name is no longer used. Geography Mollens had an area, , of . Of this area, or 26.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 32.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 37.6% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierre (district)
The district of Sierre is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Gules, a Sun Or.'' Demographics Sierre has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks French (32,090 or 80.2%) as their first language, German is the second most common (3,240 or 8.1%) and Italian is the third (1,522 or 3.8%). There are 15 people who speak Romansh. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The population was made up of 16,070 Swiss men (35.0% of the population) and 6,533 (14.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 17,331 Swiss women (37.8%) and 5,970 (13.0%) non-Swiss women.Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nach G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenk Im Simmental
Lenk im Simmental (or simply Lenk) is a municipality in the Obersimmental-Saanen administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Lenk is first mentioned in 1370 as ''An der Leng''. The oldest traces of a settlement in the area come from neolithic artifacts that have been found scattered around the municipality. During the Bronze Age Burgbühl and Bürstehubel were both fortified. Under the Romans the area was on along a major north–south road that passed over the Rawil and Kaltwasser Passes. They built a way station and a small shrine at the Iffigsee and a road and lime kiln at Iffigenalp. By the Middle Ages the Bronze Age fortifications were reoccupied and the area was split between the ''Herrschaft'' of Mannenberg and the estates of the Freiherr von Raron. The lands passed through several owners and by 1502 Bern ruled over the lands of the modern municipality. The municipality split from the neighboring St. Stephan in 1504–1505. In 1522 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lens, Switzerland
Lens () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Lens is first mentioned in 1177 as ''de Lenz''. Geography Lens has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 19.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.7% is either rivers or lakes and or 3.3% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.8%. Out of the forested land, 33.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 5.8% is covered with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierre
Sierre (; german: Siders, ; frp, Siérro, ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It has a population of 16,332. Sierre is nicknamed City of the Sun (french: Cité du Soleil) for its average of 300 days of sunshine a year. It is the last official French-speaking city in Valais before the French–German language border of the canton located at the forêt de Finges, a few kilometres after the town. A German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, counting for around 8% of the population. History Sierre was first mentioned around 800 as ''Sidrium'', though a 12th-century document refers to the village being founded in 515. In 1179 it was mentioned as ''Sirro'' and in 1393 as ''Syder''. Prehistory The area around the modern town, especially Gerunden hill, was settled very early. Archeological sites on the Gerunden hill have produced neolithic objects and grave goods (including a polished stone ax), Bronze Age weapons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venthône
Venthône is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Sierre (district), Sierre in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Miège, Venthône and Veyras, Switzerland, Veyras merged to form the new municipality of Noble-Contrée. Geography Venthône had an area, , of . Of this area, or 44.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 31.2% is settled (buildings or roads).Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 16.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 12.3%. Power and water infrastructure as well as other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icogne
Icogne () is a municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Icogne is first mentioned in 1233 as ''Ucogni''. In 1249 it was mentioned as ''Ucogniez''. Geography Icogne has an area, , of . Of this area, or 14.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 31.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 50.4% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.8%. Out of the forested land, 27.2% of the total land area is heavily forested and 3.2% is covered with orchards or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chermignon
Chermignon () is a former municipality in the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Chermignon, Mollens, Montana and Randogne merged into the new municipality of Crans-Montana. History Chermignon is first mentioned in 1228 as ''Chermenon'' and ''Chirminon''. It became an independent municipality in 1905 when it separated from Lens.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 Geography Chermignon had an area, , of . Of this area, or 38.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 28.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or la ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Democratic People's Party Of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland (german: Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz, CVP), also called the Christian Democratic Party (french: Parti démocrate-chrétien, PDC), Democratic People's Party ( it, Partito Popolare Democratico, PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party ( rm, ), PCD), was a Christian-democratic political party in Switzerland. On 1 January 2021, it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre, which now operates at the federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 parliamentary seats in the National Council and 13 parliamentary seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party, as was its sole executive seat on the Federal Council, held by Viola Amherd. The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. It peaked in the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
