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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, , , |
Gluringen Scheunen
Reckingen-Gluringen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Goms (district), Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland, 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, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Switzerland, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Niederwald, Switzerland, Niederwald merged into the new municipality of Goms, Valais, Goms. History Reckingen is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Requinguen''. Gluringen is first mentioned ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, , , |
Reckingen
Reckingen-Gluringen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Goms (district), Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland, 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, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Switzerland, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Niederwald, Switzerland, Niederwald merged into the new municipality of Goms, Valais, Goms. History Reckingen is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Requinguen''. Gluringen is first mentioned ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goms, Valais
Goms is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Goms (district), Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Niederwald, Switzerland, Niederwald, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Switzerland, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms. History Blitzingen Blitzingen is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Blicingen''. Grafschaft Grafschaft was created in 2000 through the merger of Biel (VS), Ritzingen and Selkingen. Biel was first mentioned in 1277 as ''Buele''. Starting in the 13th Century, Ritzingen gradually became a municipality. By the 16th Century the traditional practices and pastures of the farmers were finally codified into laws. Selkingen was first mentioned in 1374 as ''villa de Selgingen''. Münster-Geschinen Münster-Geschinen was formed in 2004 from the union of the municipalities of Münster, Valais, Münster and Geschinen. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Münster-Geschinen
Münster-Geschinen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Goms (district), Goms in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004, from the union of the municipalities of Münster, Valais, Münster and Geschinen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 On 1 January 2017, the former municipalities of Münster-Geschinen, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Switzerland, Grafschaft, Niederwald, Switzerland, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms, Valais, Goms. History Münster is first mentioned in 1221 as ''Musterium''. Geschinen is first mentioned ...[...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] |
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] |
Fieschertal
Fieschertal is a village and municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Fieschertal, the municipality includes the nearby hamlets of Wichul, Zer Flie and Wirbul. History Fieschertal is first mentioned in 1351 as ''vallis de Vies''. Geography The village of Fieschertal is located in the valley of the Wysswasser, a tributary of the Rhone that drains the Fiescher glacier. In addition to the village, the municipality includes a number of nearby hamlets, including Wichul, Zer Flie and Wirbul. However, most of the municipality's area comprises sparsely inhabited high mountain landscape and is heavily glaciated, including most of the Aletsch glacier and its tributary glaciers, together with the whole of the Fiescher glacier. The mountains of the Jungfrau, Mönch, Fiescherhorn, Agassizhorn, Finsteraarhorn, Oberaarhorn, Wasenhorn, Grunhorn, Wannenhorn, Eggishorn, Aletschhorn, Mittaghorn and Gletscherhorn are all either within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binn
Binn (Walser German: ''Bìi'') is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Binn Valley is known for its rich mineral deposits, some types of which are unique to the area. The notable Lengenbach Quarry is in Binn. History Binn was first mentioned in 1297 as ''Buen'', ''Buyn'', ''Bun'', and ''Bondolun''. Geography Binn has an area, , of . Of this area, 25.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 57.0% is unproductive land. This village in the Swiss Alps is located at an elevation of . It consists of the village of Schmidigehischere and the hamlets of Ze Binne, Wilere, Giesse and Fäld as well as part of the pilgrimage site of Heiligkreuz in the Leng Valley. Geisspfadsee and Züesee are located in the municipality. Lengenbach quarry The Lengenbach Quarry (LGB) is noted among the mineralogical community for its unusual sulfosalt specimens. The ... [...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] |
Blitzingen
Blitzingen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the municipality of Goms. History Blitzingen is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Blicingen''. Geography Blitzingen had an area, , of . Of this area, 36.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 27.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 34.3% is unproductive land. It consists of the village of Blitzingen and the hamlets of Ammere, Bodme, Wiler and Gadme. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Azure, issuant from a cliff Vert a flag per fess Gules and Argent two Crosses couped counterchanged staffed of the third and finialed Or, issuant from sinister a Thunderbolt Or, in Chief two Mullets Or.'' The lightning bolt (german: blitz) may be an example of canting arms. Demographics Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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