Steg-Hohtenn is a
municipality
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in the district of
Raron
Raron (french: Rarogne) is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
History
Raron is first mentioned around 1101–1200 as ''Rarogni''. In 1146 it was mentioned as ''Rarun''.
A settlement on the Heidnisc ...
in the
canton
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Arts and ent ...
of
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 ...
in
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 ...
. The municipality comprises the villages of
Steg and
Hohtenn
Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn.
Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies jus ...
.
History
Steg-Hohtenn was created on 1 January 2009 through the merger of the former municipalities of
Steg and
Hohtenn
Hohtenn is a village and former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2009, it has been part of the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn.
Hohtenn railway station, on the Lötschberg line, lies jus ...
.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 14 January 2010
Geography
Steg-Hohtenn has an area, , of . Of this area, 10.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 42.1% is unproductive land.
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The village of Steg is located at the southern entrance to the '']Lötschental
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 ...
'' or Lötschen valley. The western border of the village is the Lonza river, which is also the district border and the border with the neighboring village of Gampel
Gampel is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Gampel should not be confused with the municipality Gampelen in the canton of Bern.
It was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when ...
.
Hohtenn village is located on terrace above the eastern entrance to the ''Lötschental'' and is about above Steg.
Demographics
Steg-Hohtenn is located in the German
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speaking section of the canton and consists of the villages of Steg (with about 1,300 inhabitants) and Hohtenn (with about 250 inhabitants).
Steg-Hohtenn has a population () of . , 7.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Superweb database - Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008]
accessed 19 June 2010 Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -3.9%. It has changed at a rate of -0.3% due to migration and at a rate of -0.1% due to births and deaths.
accessed 13-October-2011
Most of the population () speaks German
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(95.8%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian
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is the second most common (1.3%) and Albanian
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is the third (0.9%).[
, the population was 50.6% male and 49.4% female. The population was made up of 705 Swiss men (46.6% of the population) and 61 (4.0%) non-Swiss men. There were 696 Swiss women (46.0%) and 52 (3.4%) non-Swiss women.][Ständige Wohnbevolkerung nach Geschlecht und Heimat am 31.12.2009.xls]
accessed 24 August 2011
, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22.3% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 63.7% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 14.1%.[
, the construction rate of new housing units was 1.3 new units per 1000 residents.][ The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.13%.][
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Economy
, Steg-Hohtenn had an unemployment rate of 1.3%. , there were 48 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 22 businesses involved in this sector. 461 people were employed in the secondary sector
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and there were 19 businesses in this sector. 482 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 56 businesses in this sector.[ There were residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity.
Of the working population, 15.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.2% used a private car.][
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Transport
Two railway stations are located within the municipality of Steg-Hohtenn. Gampel-Steg station is on the Simplon line
The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The -long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The line between Lausanne and Vallorbe is sometimes considered to form part of th ...
from Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
to Brig
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, and is situated alongside the River Rhone
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at the villages lowest point. Hohtenn station is on the Lötschberg line
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from Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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to Brig, and is situated above Hohtenn village, some higher than Gampel-Steg station.
Hohtenn station is served by trains to Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
, website ...
, Thun
, neighboring_municipalities= Amsoldingen, Heiligenschwendi, Heimberg, Hilterfingen, Homberg, Schwendibach, Spiez, Steffisburg, Thierachern, Uetendorf, Zwieselberg
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, website = www.thun.ch
Thun (french: Thoune) ...
and Brig
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. Gampel-Steg station is served by trains to Brig, Visp, Martigny
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and Monthey. A PostAuto
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bus service links Gampel-Steg station, Gampel village and Hohtenn village.
Notable residents
* Raphael Wicky
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retired international footballer
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References
External links
Official website of the former municipality of Steg VS
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