Leuk district
District Leuk French District de Loèche |
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Basic data | |
Country: | Switzerland |
Canton : | Valais (VS) |
Main town : | Leuk |
FSO number : | 2306 |
Area : | 335.27 km² |
Height range : | 533–4190 m above sea level M. |
Residents: | 12,355 (December 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 37 inhabitants per km² |
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The district of Leuk (fr.District de Loèche ) in the Swiss canton of Valais consists of the following municipalities (as of January 1, 2013) :
coat of arms | Name of the parish | Population (December 31, 2018) |
Area in km² |
Inhabitant per km² |
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Agarn | 718 | 7.65 | 94 | |
Albinen | 238 | 15.56 | 15th | |
Ergisch | 184 | 29.53 | 6th | |
Gampel viola | 1955 | 23.04 | 85 | |
Guttet-Feschel | 414 | 10.43 | 40 | |
In the | 106 | 9.74 | 11 | |
Leuk | 3949 | 55.15 | 72 | |
Leukerbad | 1368 | 67.32 | 20th | |
Oberems | 122 | 50.26 | 2 | |
Salgesch | 1548 | 11.36 | 136 | |
Turtmann-Unterems | 1111 | 42.42 | 26th | |
Varen | 642 | 12.81 | 50 | |
Total (12) | 12,355 | 335.27 | 37 |
Limestone mining on the Rhone in Susten, which began in 1928, has since been abandoned. The Alusuisse-Werke (today Alcan AG) in Chippis and Steg offered many jobs after 1908. The Leuk-Leukerbad Railway, which went into operation in 1915, was converted to bus operation in 1967.
In 2005 the station district of Susten received a new face: a new railway bridge over the Rhone, a new railway tunnel in the direction of Salgesch and a new, slightly eastward-relocated station building. Leuk, which was the central administrative center of the region for centuries, is still a school, court and service center at the beginning of the 21st century and, thanks to the satellite ground station SES (International Teleport Switzerland AG) with its giant antennas that can be seen from afar, an intercontinental telecommunications center (construction started in 1972).
Changes in the community
- 2001: Merger of Feschel and Guttet → Guttet-Feschel
- 2009: Merger of Bratsch and Gampel → Gampel-Bratsch
- 2013: Merger Erschmatt and Leuk → Leuk
- 2013: Merger of Turtmann and Unterems → Turtmann-Unterems
Governor
Governor (prefect)
- Franz Julier (1847-1856)
- Ignaz Zen Ruffinen (1856–1871)
- Leo von Werra (1871–1877)
- Peter Marie Gentinetta (1877-1890)
- Adolph Brunner (1890–1902)
- August Gentinetta (1902–1912)
- Adolph Bayard (1913-1950)
- Gottfried Schnyder (1950–1952)
- Paul Mathier (1952–1970)
- Daniel Hildbrand (1971–1976)
- Josef Jäger (1977–1989)
- Josef Gottet (1990–1996)
- Alois Locher (1997-2003)
- Paul Inderkummen (2005-)
Deputy (Vice Prefect)
- Ignaz Bayard (1848-1865)
- Ludwig Allet (1865–1870)
- Adolph Brunner (1873-1890)
- August Gentinetta (1890-1902)
- Leo von Werra (1902–1912)
- Adolph Bayard (1912-1913)
- Ignaz Zen Ruffinen (1913-1920)
- Gottfried Schnyder (1921–1950)
- Paul Mathier (1950–1952)
- Daniel Hildbrand (1952–1970)
- Josef Jäger (1971–1976)
- Josef Gottet (1977–1989)
- Alois Locher (1990–1996)
- Paul Inderkummen (1997-2005)
- Edi Kuonen (2005-)
Web links
- Alois Grichting: Leuk (Zenden). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.