Terms

Terms
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Valais (VS)
District :	Brig
BFS no. :	6010
Postal code :	3912
Coordinates :	645 046  /  131 061 coordinates: 46 ° 19 '46 "  N , 8 ° 1' 25"  O ; CH1903:  645,046  /  one hundred and thirty-one thousand and sixty-one
Height :	927  m above sea level M.
Height range :	676–2921 m above sea level M.
Area :	18.65  km²
Residents:	946 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	51 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.termen.ch
Terms
Location of the municipality

Termen ( Walliserdeutsch : Tärmu ) is a political municipality and a civic municipality with a civic council in the Brig district in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . The ski area and the village of Rosswald also belong to the municipality of Termen.

history

In the 13th century, Termen broke away from the original community of Naters . The origin of the community name "Termen" is not completely clear. Since there are also mineral springs in the municipality, a Roman origin of the name is possible (from thermal baths ). Also conceivable and probably more probable due to Roman influence is the derivation of the Latin terminus ("end"), due to the geographical location.

As early as 1500 there was a chapel where the village square is today. Between 1911 and 1913, under the direction of the architect Kalbermatten from Sion, today's parish church was built, of which St. Joseph is the patron . It was consecrated in November 1913 by Bishop Julius Mauritius Abbet. The nave is supported by granite columns from the Simplon region and is built in a neo-Romanesque style . In addition to the parish church, there are five other chapels in the municipality.

In earlier times, large amounts of slate were mined above and below ground for house roofs. Today the company Pearlwater - a production company of coop - wins the calcium-containing mineral water SWISS ALPINA , which leaks on Termer Boden.

population

Population development
year	1798	1850	1900	1950	2000	2010	2012	2014	2016
Residents	279	304	427	437	781	863	858	877	891

Personalities

• Viktor Bieler , Bishop of Sitten (1919–1952), President of the Swiss Bishops' Conference (1935–1952)

literature

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

Web links

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

• Terms on the platform ETHorama
• Official website of the municipality of Termen

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 .