Mörel VS

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VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Mörelf .
Mörel
Coat of arms of Mörel
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais (VS)
District : East of Raronw
Municipal municipality : Mortar filleti2
Postal code : 3983
former BFS no. : 6179
Coordinates : 647 061  /  133361 coordinates: 46 ° 21 '0 "  N , 8 ° 3' 0"  O ; CH1903:  647,061  /  133361
Height : 746  m above sea level M.
Area : 1.2  km²
Residents: 524 (December 31, 2007)
Population density : 437 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.moerel-filet.ch
Mörel with parish church

Mörel with parish church
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Mörel VS (Switzerland)
Mörel VS
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Parish before the merger on December 31, 2008
Baroque interior of the parish church of St. Hilary

Mörel ( Valais German : Merel ) was until December 31, 2008 a political municipality in the district of Ostlich Raron in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . On January 1, 2009, Mörel merged with Filet to form the Mörel-Filet municipality . Mörel is a Catholic parish of the Brig dean's office .

Place name

Morgi (mentioned in a document in 1203) could be derived from the Gallic morga or from the Germanic mark (border) and refer to Mörel as the borderland of settlement in the uppermost valley of the Rotten .

population

Population development
year 1850 1900 1950 1980 2000 2007
Residents 210 327 433 541 524 524

Architectural monuments

The center is the Roman Catholic parish church of St. Hilarius, including the ossuary chapel of St. Joseph (1735) and the churchyard. The building history of the bell tower goes back to the 13th century; it is believed to be the remainder of an earlier church. The nave and the choir were rebuilt in the Gothic style between 1527 and 1547, the interior and part of the exterior facade of the church were redesigned in the 18th century. The parish of Mörel has always been independent.

Fusion with fillet

On February 24, 2008, a referendum decided to merge Mörel with the much larger neighboring municipality of Filet. In Filet, 73 percent of the votes were in favor, while in Mörel it was 93 percent in favor. One reason for the overwhelming approval in Mörel is that its residents will benefit from the merger, as the net debt in Mörel is around 10,000 francs per capita and will practically be halved with the merger. For filet, on the other hand, the per capita debt increases from around 2,600 francs to around 5,700 francs in the merged community.

Personalities

  • Leopold de Sepibus (1815–1885), State Councilor (1850–1871)

literature

Web links

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