Glis

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Glis
Glis coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : Brigw
Municipal municipality : Brig-Glisi2 w1
Postal code : 3902
Coordinates : 641 553  /  128968 coordinates: 46 ° 18 '39 "  N , 7 ° 58' 41"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and forty-one thousand five hundred fifty-three  /  128968
Height : 676  m above sea level M.
View of the church of Glis

View of the church of Glis
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Glis (Switzerland)
Glis
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 1972

Glis (from Latin ecclesia , church) is a parish of the Brig dean's office and a formerly independent political municipality in the Brig district in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . The village has been part of the Brig-Glis municipality since 1972 , which has a total of around 12,000 inhabitants (2008). Around 7,000 of these are in the Glis district.

history

The first traces of settlement in the area of ​​Glis date from the Bronze and Iron Ages . In the Middle Ages, Glis, together with wood and chamois, was third of Gumpers Brig in Zehnden of the same name . Until 1642 Glis belonged to the parish of Naters . From 1642 Glis developed into a large parish, which included Brig, Brigerbad , Ried-Brig , Termen , Gamsen and Eggerberg . 1690 merged with Gamsen . Up until the Second World War , the residents were mainly active in agriculture, after which Glis gradually developed into a residential area for the majority of the population who worked in Brig.

When Napoleon came to Valais, he had a road built over the Simplon from Glis (still today Napoleonsstrasse ).

population

Population development
year 1850 1900 1950 1970 2008
Residents 633 1093 1879 3389 7000

Attractions

The pilgrimage church, which is a landmark of Glis, is a listed building.

  • The Mother of God Church on the Glisacker

Personalities

  • Xaver Kronig-Holzer (1898–1935), politician, former mayor, first president of the music society 'Glishorn'
  • Alfred Escher (1916–2012), politician, former mayor
  • Salome Clausen (* 1986), winner of the Swiss talent show MusicStar
  • Viola Amherd (* 1962), Federal Councilor since December 5, 2018

literature

Web links

Commons : Glis (Brig-Glis)  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Glis on the ETHorama platform

References and comments

  1. ^ Bernard Truffer: Glis. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ Mother of God Church on the Glisacker on ETHorama