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Leuk
Leuk (french: Loèche-Ville) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 Since it controls access to the , it had some importance from the time of . The |
Leukerbad
Leukerbad (french: Loèche-les-Bains, Walliser German: ''Leiggerbad'', although locally known as ''Baadu'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4th century B.C. Graves and ceramics attest the presence of habitation in Leukerbad. From the 5th century, the pass of the Gemmi, a unique link between the cantons of Valais and Bern, has been in use. In 1229, Leukerbad is mentioned for the first time and called "Boez". French was the locally spoken language at that time. In 1315, the commune becomes independent and the oldest known document about Leukerbad already mentions the baths. In 1501, the Bishop and Cardinal Matthäus Schiner acquires the rights for the baths and speaks highly of the health resort during his visits; the thermal tourism develops. By that time, German ( Walser German, brought by the Walser migrations) is spoken locally. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albinen
Albinen is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Albinen is first mentioned in 1224 as ''Albignun''. Later, it was known as ''Albinnon'' or by its French name ''Arbignon''. Geography Albinen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 46.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 10.7% 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 1.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 34.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.9% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuk (district)
The district of Leuk () is a district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It contains the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Gules, a Griffin rampant cowed Or langued and armed Argent holding a sword of the last.'' Demographics Leuk has a population () of . Most of the population () speaks German (10,675 or 91.8%) as their first language. French is the second most common (278 or 2.4%) and Albanian is the third (195 or 1.7%). There are 115 people who speak Italian and 8 people who speak Romansh. , the gender distribution of the population was 49.7% male and 50.3% female. The population was made up of 5,218 Swiss men (42.5% of the population) and 879 (7.2%) non-Swiss men. There were 5,430 Swiss women (44.3%) and 742 (6.0%) non-Swiss women. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inden, Switzerland
Inden is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Inden is first mentioned in 1242 as ''Indes''. Geography Inden has an area, , of . Of this area, or 8.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 29.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.4% is either rivers or lakes and or 59.0% 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 0.6% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.9%. Out of the forested land, 26.5% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.0 ... [...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 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is 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 the country. It borders the cantons of Vaud and Bern to the north, the cantons of 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 Alpine cantons, along with Ticino and the Grisons, which encompass a vast diversity of ecosystems. It is a bilingual canton, French and German being its two official languages. Traditionally, the canton is divided into Lower, Central, and Upper Valais, the latter region constituting the Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erschmatt
Erschmatt is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Erschmatt is first mentioned in 1328 as ''Huers''. In 1357 it was mentioned as ''Hoers''.Geography Before the merger, Erschmatt had a total area of . Of this area, 37.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and 38.4% is unproductive land. The former municipality is located in the Leu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guttet-Feschel
Guttet-Feschel is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed from the union of the municipalities of Guttet and Feschel in 2000.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 19 July 2011 History Feschel is first mentioned in 1267 as ''Vexli'', ''Veselli''. Guttet is first mentioned in 1261 as ''de gottet''.Geography Guttet-Feschel has an area, , of . Of this area, or 36.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 27.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.5% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 31.2% is ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgesch
Salgesch (French: ''Salquenen'') is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Salgesch is first mentioned in the 11th Century as ''Salconio''. In 1225 it was mentioned as ''Salquenum''. The transformation of Salquenen from a farming village to today's wine village began after World War II. Today, there are of vineyards and over forty wineries. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is ''Sable a Cross Patee Fourche Argent.'' The coat of arms of Salquenen bears the Maltese Cross in memory of the Knights of St. John of Malta. In the 13th century, members of the Maltese Order settled in Salquenen and, in accordance with their beliefs, founded a lodging for pilgrims and travelers. The Knights of St. John remained in Salquenen for about 400 years. Geography Salgesch has an area, , of . Of this area, or 21.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 50.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 9.7% is settled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varen, Switzerland
Varen (french: Varone) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Varen is first mentioned in 1225 as ''Varonam''. Varen was used as a setting for the British/American crime drama "The Missing". Geography Varen has an area, , of . Of this area, or 31.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 34.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 1.3% is either rivers or lakes and or 28.6% 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 1.4% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.0%. Out of the forested land, 30.2% of the total land area is heavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agarn
Agarn ( Walliser German: ''Agaru'') is a municipality in the district of Leukin the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Agarn is first mentioned in 1252 as ''Aert''. In 1267 it was mentioned as ''Ayert'' and in the 16th Century it was known as ''Agaren''. Agarn was twice nearly totally burned down, in 1799 and 1899. Geography Agarn has an area, , of . Of this area, or 17.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 33.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.8% is either rivers or lakes and or 44.4% 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 2.7% and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtmann
Turtmann (French: ''Tourtemagne'') is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Turtmann is first mentioned in 1050 as ''Curtmannonis''. In 1210 it was mentioned as ''Torthemanei'' and ''Tortemagny''. Until 2003 Turtmann had a military airfield which was used by |
Gemmi Pass
Gemmi Pass is a high mountain pass across the Bernese Alps connecting Leukerbad (on the south) in the canton of Valais with Kandersteg (on the north) in the canton of Bern. The pass itself lies within the canton of Valais, at a height of above sea level. The main trail reaches . The pass lies between the Daubenhorn () in the west and the Rinderhorn () in the east. The pass is at the west end of the Aar Massif and at the east end of the Wildstrubel Massif. Near the pass is the Daubensee, which has no outlet above ground. The Gemmi Fault passes close to the pass. The pass is mentioned in the Sherlock Holmes story The Final Problem. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson cross the pass on their way to Meiringen, where Sherlock Holmes has his famous meeting with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. The pass is described by Guy de Maupassant in his short-story ''L'Auberge''. The American writer Mark Twain also visited the pass in August 1878, and described it in a letter to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
