Hohtenn
Hohtenn | ||
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State : | Switzerland | |
Canton : | Valais (VS) | |
District : | West Raron | |
Municipal municipality : | Steg-Hohtenn | |
Postal code : | 3949 | |
former BFS no. : | 6196 | |
Coordinates : | 624 601 / 129 956 | |
Height : | 825 m above sea level M. | |
Area : | 7.06 km² | |
Residents: | 202 (December 31, 2007) | |
Population density : | 29 inhabitants per km² | |
Website: | www.hohtenn.ch | |
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Hohtenn ( Valais German : Hote ) is a village in Upper Valais and is part of the political municipality of Steg-Hohtenn in the Westlich Raron district in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .
A few hundred meters east of the town center is the spectacular Luogelkin Viaduct .
On December 16, 2007, the citizens of the communities of Steg and Hohtenn agreed to a community merger. The municipality merged to form Steg-Hohtenn on January 1, 2009.
population
Population development | ||||||
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year | 1850 | 1900 | 1910 | 1950 | 2000 | 2007 |
Residents | 107 | 170 | 499 (construction of the Lötschbergbahn) | 308 | 200 | 202 |
Attractions
literature
- Philipp Kalbermatter: Hohtenn. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .
Web links
Commons : Hohtenn - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Hohtenn on the ETHorama platform