Blitzingen

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Blitzingen
Blitzingen coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : Gomsw
Municipal municipality : Gomsi2
Postal code : 3989
former BFS no. : 6055
Coordinates : 658 503  /  144135 coordinates: 46 ° 26 '46 "  N , 8 ° 12' 0"  O ; CH1903:  658 503  /  144135
Height : 1290  m above sea level M.
Area : 11.8  km²
Residents: 74 (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 6 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.gemeinde-goms.ch
Blitzingen

Blitzingen

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Blitzingen (Switzerland)
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2017

BLITZINGEN ( Walser German : Blitzige [blitsigə] ) is a location in the Valais Munizipalgemeinde Goms and a Parish of Dekanats Ernen . Until December 31, 2016, it formed its own municipality .

history

Blitzingen is first mentioned in a document in 1347. It is an -ingen -name which was formed from a personal name such as * Blitzo or something similar and would mean "among the people of Blitzingen".

In September 1932, a major fire destroyed large parts of the village, but it was rebuilt in the Valais style within a year.

On January 1, 2017, the previous municipality of Blitzingen merged with the municipalities of Grafschaft , Münster-Geschinen , Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen to form the new municipality of Goms. In addition to Blitzingen itself, the villages of Bodme , Wiler, Ammern and Gadmen, which were independent until 1848, belong to the former community .

population

Population development
year 1850 1880 1900 1950 2000 2010 2010 2014 2016
Residents 152 208 190 180 90 75 74 80 74

Attractions

tourism

Winter view of Blitzingen
Blitzingen in winter (2015)

Blitzingen is the starting point of the Gommerlauf , which has been taking place annually since 1973 , and is one of the largest cross-country skiing events in Switzerland with around 1,800 participants. It takes place on the last weekend in February. Blitzingen is located on the Goms trail, with around 100 km one of the largest cross-country skiing areas in Switzerland.

Personalities

  • Alexander Seiler (1819–1891), hotel pioneer in Zermatt and Gletsch, Grand Councilor (1869–1891)

literature

  • Walter Ruppen: Blitzingen . In: Society for Swiss Art History (Hrsg.): Kunstdenkmäler der Schweiz (=  Vol. 67 ). Untergoms Vol. 2. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel 1979, ISBN 3-7643-1080-4 , p. 221-257 .
  • Walter Ruppen: The settlements of the Mittelgoms. Niederwald and Blitzingen VS. (Swiss Art Guide, No. 249). Ed. Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1978, ISBN 978-3-85782-249-0 .
  • Alma Treyer Lehner: Blitzingen. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Blitzingen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Lexicon of Swiss municipality names . Edited by the Center de Dialectologie at the University of Neuchâtel under the direction of Andres Kristol. Frauenfeld / Lausanne 2005, p. 164.