Bag

This article describes a municipality in Switzerland. For the German politician see Hans-Martin Taesch .

Bag
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Visp
BFS no. :	6295
Postal code :	3929
Coordinates :	626 326  /  101925 coordinates: 46 ° 4 '6 "  N , 7 ° 46' 44"  O ; CH1903:  626326  /  101925
Height :	1449  m above sea level M.
Height range :	1420–4490 m above sea level M.
Area :	58.72  km²
Residents:	1322 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	23 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.gemeinde-taesch.ch
Aerial view before the construction of the Matterhorn Terminal
Location of the municipality

Tasch is a municipality and a civic community of the district Visp and a parish of the deanery Visp of the German-speaking part canton of Valais in Switzerland .

geography

The political municipality is located in the Mattertal and includes the village of Täsch and the hamlets of Zermettjen, Täschberg and the Täschalp hiking area.

Täsch is the last place in the Mattertal before Zermatt. From here the road has been closed to private traffic in the direction of Zermatt since 1972 and the Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway must be used. Passenger cars can be left in the large parking garage ( Matterhorn Terminal Täsch ) built in 2006 at the train station.

The Täschbach and Mattervispa flow through the municipality . The Täschbach is used for traditional irrigation at 1,500  m and has been laid completely in pipes for 1.2 km since 1992 as a bisse holding water .

The water meadows of the municipality are supplied with the bedload collector Chi via the Niwi and Halta-Hof water pipes . The irrigation is regulated by the municipal council or appropriate supervisors. The unauthorized discharge of water is a criminal offense.

In the so-called Täschgufer (Gufer = Valais German for rock debris, rubble), the erosion in three Murrinnen caused repeated damage to the valley floor and buried the cantonal road Stalden-Täsch , among other things . Rockfall blocks penetrated into populated areas. To prevent future debris flows , seven rockfall protection dams and two small retention basins were built on the slope. On the Europaweg, a gallery in the Täschgufer protects against falling rocks.

history

Täsch near Zermatt

Täsch was first mentioned in 1302 as Tech (Latin Pera ). In the 13th century the nobles of Täsch had their seat here, whose last heir, Junker Johann, passed his rights on to the Am Hengart family before 1400. As early as 1305, Täsch and Randa formed a Kastlanei des Zenden Brig . The Meier or Grosskastlan von Brig was responsible as the highest judge until 1552 , after which the Kastlanei belonged to the Majorat St. Niklaus (Freigericht). The use of the Täschalp was mentioned in 1555, the delimitation of the area against Zermatt in 1560.

In 1798 Täsch and Randa separated. The northern borders with the Randaërn were not settled until 1841 after long disputes. Ecclesiastically, Täsch belonged to Visp or to the St. Niklaus parish until 1423 , when it became its own parish. The church from the 15th century had to give way to the new parish church in 1939.

Täsch has a municipal and a civic community, which meet together on the occasion of the original and citizens' assembly. The population increased steadily from 1798 with 140, 1850 with 177, 1900 with 251, 1950 with 413, to 2000 with 831 inhabitants.

population

Population development
year	1798	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	140	177	251	413	831	1126	1165	1235	1237

economy

The development of the mountain farming village into a tourist destination in the 19th century was influenced by Zermatt. In 1891 Täsch was connected to the Brig-Visp-Zermatt Railway . The community assembly (original assembly) approved the construction of the Hotel Täschhorn, which opened in 1904, followed by six other hotels as well as numerous holiday apartments and chalets. Today the Social Medicine Center (SMZ) Zermatt is housed in the former Hotel Täschhorn.

In 2005, 88% of jobs were in the service sector, which in 2009 had over 90,000 overnight stays. Guest workers employed in Zermatt live in Täsch because of the lower rents.

tourism

The Europaweg from Grächen to Zermatt , opened in 1997, leads over the Täschalp , where the Europaweghütte Täschalp restaurant offers food and accommodation. Täsch is also the starting point for the Täschhütte and the Längfluegletscher .

The Matterhorn Golf Club's 9-hole course is located in the municipality of Täsch.

Views

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  Täschalp from the Europaweg

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  Water meadows in Täsch

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  Täsch in winter

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  Church / Täsch

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  Cemetery in Täsch

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  Country house in Täsch

literature

• Bernard Truffer: Täsch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2012 .
• Joseph Zurbriggen: Täsch. Family Statistics, Chronicle and Church . Brig 1952 (reprinted 1990)
• Leo Lauber: Täscher Chronicle 1952-2007 . Valmedia publishing house, Visp 2009

Web links

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

• Täsch on the ETHorama platform
• Website of the municipality of Täsch
• Official WebGIS of the municipality of Täsch
• Pictures from Täsch
• Changes in the Murrinnen in Täschgufer since 1936 (PDF; 422 kB)
• Video impressions of an autumn hike above Täsch

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 . 
2. ^ Bernard Truffer: Sankt Niklaus (VS). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
3. ^ Bernard Truffer: Täsch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
4. ↑ Längfluegletscher on ethorama.library.ethz.ch/de/node