Ried-Brig

Ried-Brig
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Brig
BFS no. :	6008
Postal code :	3911
Coordinates :	644 522  /  129637 coordinates: 46 ° 19 '0 "  N , 8 ° 1' 0"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and forty-four thousand five hundred and twenty-two  /  129637
Height :	918  m above sea level M.
Height range :	812–3420 m above sea level M.
Area :	47.57  km²
Residents:	2115 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	44 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.ried-brig.ch
Location of the municipality

Ried-Brig (officially called Ried bei Brig until 1994 ) is a political municipality and a civic community with a civic council of the Brig district and a parish of the Brig deanship in the Swiss canton of Valais .

history

Parish church Herz-Jesu in Ried-Brig

The name Ried is most likely derived from the Alemannic reuten or roden . At the end of the 15th century, Ried-Brig obtained village rights.

The village of Ried-Brig has changed from a farming village to a residential community over the past 40 years.

In earlier times, a lot of slate was mined above and below ground for house roofs.

geography

In addition to the various hamlets in the Brigerberg , which make up the village of Ried-Brig, the municipality comprises a total of 43 Maiensaß and Alps. The historically known Ganter Valley with the famous Ganter Bridge also belongs to the municipality .

In the south, the ridge from the Hillhorn via Bortelhorn, "Furgguböimhoru" and Wasenhorn to the Monte Leone ridge forms the border with Italy . Along the Monte Leone ridge Ried-Brig borders the municipality Zwischbergen -Gondo.

In the west, the Taferbach forms the border to the neighboring municipality of Simplon Dorf as far as the Marchgrabu above Mittubäch and further along the Taferbach, the Saltina and the “Oberi Brigeri” water pipeline, the border to the municipality of Brig-Glis . In the north the municipality borders on Termen and Grengiols .

The municipality covers an area of ​​4753 hectares. The north side of the Simplonpassstrasse lies almost exclusively in the municipality of Ried-Brig.

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	506	700	739	2000	1910	1989	2012	2077

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Ried-Brig

People associated with the place

• Geo Chavez (1887–1910), aviation pioneer

Personalities

• Johann Jordan (around 1494–1565), Bishop of Sitten (1548–1565)
• Franz Steiner (1924–2010), State Councilor (1973–1985)

literature

• Patrick Willisch: Ried-Brig. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2011 .

Web links

Commons : Ried-Brig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ried-Brig on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Ried-Brig

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 .