Staldenried

Staldenried
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Visp
BFS no. :	6294
Postal code :	3933
Coordinates :	634 306  /  120060 coordinates: 46 ° 13 '52 "  N , 7 ° 53' 0"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and thirty-four thousand three hundred and six  /  120060
Height :	1052  m above sea level M.
Height range :	702–3122 m above sea level M.
Area :	14.27  km²
Residents:	537 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	38 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.staldenried.ch
Gspon
Location of the municipality

Staldenried ( Valais German : Schtaaluried ) is a political municipality and a civic community in the Visp district and a parish of the Visp deanery in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

It can be reached by road or by cable car from Stalden . A second section of the cable car goes up to the hamlet of Gspon . Staldenried consists of 20 different hamlets with their own character. Each of the three largest hamlets has taken on an important social function. The church center is located in Zur Kirche , the “secular” center is called Zur Tanne . The tourist center is in Gspon.

population

Population development
year	1802	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	186	201	284	446	554	557	551	544	558

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Staldenried

Culture and economy

The population is involved in more than thirty different village associations, including shooters, tambours and whistlers, skiers and footballers. The highest soccer field in Europe is located in Gspon.

Viticulture and the breeding of the local black-nosed sheep are economically important .

climate

Staldenried is located in the region with the lowest rainfall in Switzerland. Nowhere in the Alps is the tree line higher than here.

literature

• Bernard Truffer: Staldenried. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2012 .

Web links

Commons : Staldenried  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Staldenried
• Website of the Stalden - Staldenried - Gspon cable car

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 . 

Hamlet Gspon above Staldenried