Steg-Hohtenn

Steg-Hohtenn
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	West Raron
BFS no. :	6204
Postal code :	3940 footbridge 3949 Hohtenn
Coordinates :	624 751  /  129 895 coordinates: 46 ° 19 '12 "  N , 7 ° 45' 36"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred and twenty-four thousand seven hundred and fifty-one  /  one hundred and twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and ninety-five
Height :	640  m above sea level M.
Height range :	626-3025 m above sea level M.
Area :	14.03  km²
Residents:	1591 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	113 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.steg-hohtenn.ch
Gampel (right) and Steg (left)
Location of the municipality

Constellium de Steg

Steg-Hohtenn is a political municipality and a civil parish in the Westlich Raron district in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

geography

Steg-Hohtenn is located in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais and consists of the villages of Steg, approx. 1350 inhabitants, and Hohtenn, approx. 250 inhabitants. The municipality is a typical place of residence without major tourism and an important location for industry and commerce in Upper Valais. The community has a train station (Gampel-Steg) on ​​the Simplon line and a stop (Hohtenn) on the Lötschberg mountain route . The Hohtenn train station is the starting point of the well-known BLS-Südrampe hiking trail to Ausserberg-Eggerberg-Brig. In addition, bus routes connect the community with Visp , Leuk and the Lötschental . The community also has two half-connections to the A9 .

The village of Steg is located at the southern exit of the Lötschental valley , in the west Steg borders the Lonza River , which also marks the district boundary, and the border with the village of Gampel . The village of Hohtenn is located on a terrace at the eastern exit of the Lötschental around 200 meters above the Rhone Valley, above Steg. In the east and south, Steg-Hohtenn borders the municipality of Niedergesteln , in the north on the municipality of Ferden in the Lötschental.

history

Steg-Hohtenn was created on January 1st, 2009 from the merger of the two communities of Steg and Hohtenn . The merger is based on a resolution passed by the voters of both communities on December 16, 2007.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Steg-Hohtenn

Personalities

• Wilhelm Schnyder (* 1943), Grand Councilor (1977–1989), Grand Council President (1988–1989), Councilor of State (1993–2005)
• Raphael Wicky (* 1977), soccer player

literature

• Editor: Steg-Hohtenn. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .
• Philipp Kalbermatter: Benken (VS). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Steg-Hohtenn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the former municipality of Steg VS

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 .