Feschel

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Valais (VS)

District :

Leuk

Municipal municipality :

Guttet-Feschel

Postal code :

3956

Coordinates :

618 647 / 131096 coordinates: 46 ° 19 '52 " N , 7 ° 40' 51" O ; CH1903: 618647 / 131096

Height :

1280 m above sea level M.

map

Parish before the merger on December 31, 2000

Feschel (French: Veschel) was a political municipality in the Leuk district in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland until December 31, 2000 .

On January 1, 2001, it merged with the municipality of Guttet to form the new municipality of Guttet-Feschel .

history

Feschel was first mentioned in a document with the name Vexli or Veselli . Excavations such as bronze objects show that the area has been populated since the 5th century AD. In 1499 the St. Michels Chapel was mentioned in a document, which has been called St. Antonius Chapel since 1699. The right of grazing in the hamlet of Obern-Galm is also documented (1580).

Cooperation between Guttet and Feschel had already existed since 1925 through the common parish. In 1969 the cemeteries were merged and a school was founded together in 1972, so that important institutions were divided, which ultimately contributed significantly to the merger.

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	1990
Residents	101	187	118	88

literature

Rachel Siggen-Bruttin: Feschel. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2005 .

Web links

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