Ferden

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Ferden
Ferden coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : West Raronw
BFS no. : 6195i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 3916
Coordinates : 624 696  /  138201 coordinates: 46 ° 23 '41 "  N , 7 ° 45' 35"  O ; CH1903:  624 696  /  138201
Height : 1389  m above sea level M.
Height range : 1179–3273 m above sea level M.
Area : 27.92  km²
Residents: 253 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 9 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.ferden.ch
Ferden seen from the south

Ferden seen from the south
Location of the municipality
Oeschinensee Daubensee Illsee Stausee Ferden Gibidumsee Kanton Bern Bezirk Brig Bezirk Leuk Bezirk Goms Bezirk Östlich Raron Bezirk Siders Bezirk Visp Bezirk Visp Ausserberg Blatten (Lötschen) Bürchen VS Eischoll Ferden Kippel Niedergesteln Raron Steg-Hohtenn Unterbäch Wiler (Lötschen)Map of Ferden
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Ferden and lower Lötschental

Ferden (in the Valais German local dialect: Fäärdan [ˈfæːrdan] ) is a municipal and civic community in the Westlich Raron district and a parish of the Raron dean's office in the German-speaking part of the Swiss canton of Valais .

geography

Ferden is located in the lower Lötschental , at the foot of the Ferdenrothorn on the Lonza , which is dammed up to the Ferden reservoir south of the village . The hamlet of Goppenstein , where the south portal of the Lötschberg tunnel is located , also belongs to Ferden .

Ferden has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch since 2007 .

population

Population development
year 1850 1900 1950 2000 2010 2012 2014 2016
Residents 178 249 349 286 261 255 248 250

Attractions

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ^ Linguistic Atlas of German-speaking Switzerland , Volume V, 1b.
  3. ↑ Ferdenrothorn on ETHorama