Goms VS

VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Goms .

Goms
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Goms
BFS no. :	6077
Postal code :	3985 Münster-Geschinen 3989 Biel 3989 Blitzingen 3989 Niederwald 3989 Selkingen 3998 Gluringen 3998 Reckingen
Coordinates :	662 302  /  148 322 coordinates: 46 ° 29 '0 "  N , 8 ° 15' 0"  O ; CH1903:  662,302  /  148,322
Height :	1370  m above sea level M.
Height range :	1189-3504 m above sea level M.
Area :	129.59  km²
Residents:	1216 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	9 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.gemeinde-goms.ch
the village of Munster
Location of the municipality

Goms is a municipal and civil parish in the Goms district of the Swiss canton of Valais .

Aerial photo from 4600 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1934)

The new community was created on January 1, 2017 from the merger of the former municipal communities Blitzingen , Niederwald , Grafschaft , Münster-Geschinen and Reckingen-Gluringen . The seat is in Gluringen . The coat of arms was taken over from the previous municipality of Münster-Geschinen. The new community has around 1200 inhabitants. The area extends over 129 square kilometers.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Goms VS

literature

• Editor: Goms (municipality). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .
• Arthur Fibicher: Goms (Zenden, district). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2007 .

Web links

Commons : Goms VS  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Goms
• Official WebGIS of the municipality of Goms

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 .