Brigerbad

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Brigerbad
Brigerbad coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : Brigw
Municipal municipality : Brig-Glisi2 w1
Postal code : 3900
Coordinates : 636 938  /  127 703 coordinates: 46 ° 17 '59 "  N , 7 ° 55' 5"  O ; CH1903:  636 938  /  one hundred and twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and three
Height : 652  m above sea level M.
Thermal bath and slide

Thermal bath and slide
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Brigerbad (Switzerland)
Brigerbad
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 1972

Brigerbad is a town in the Brig district in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

Since the merger with Brig and Glis in 1972, the village has been part of the Brig-Glis community , which has a total of 12,056 inhabitants.

In Brigerbad there is an open-air thermal bath with a grotto swimming pool (water temperature 24–42 ° C) and a large campsite.

history

Brigerbad is located on the plain between the Rhone and the northern slope of the valley not far from Visp . First mentioned in 1297 as Baden, zum Bad, formerly Brigue-les-Bains in French. The tower of the Junkers of Baden (13th century) and the so-called Bischofsstadel (15th century) may date from the Middle Ages . Brigerbad was always parish after Glis (Brigerbad chapel from 1721). In the 16th and 17th centuries the legal fixation of community life took place (statutes 1671). The fight against the floods of the Rhone, the maintenance of the Gamsnerbrücke (first mentioned in 1395) and the reclamation of the Eyen shaped everyday life from the 13th century until the Rhone correction in 1873–82. Brigerbad became famous for its warm springs. Discovered (again) in 1471 by Anton Walker, they flourished in the 16th century under Peter Owlig. The decay of the facilities from the 17th century onwards was followed by their revitalization in 1934–35 and on a large scale from 1956–60.

population

Population development
year 1850 1910 1970
Residents 52 138 175

Attractions

literature

Web links

Commons : Brigerbad  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brigerbad (source) on ETHorama
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