Unterems VS

VS is the abbreviation for the canton of Valais in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries in the name Unterems .

Unterems

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Valais (VS)

District :

Leuk

Municipal municipality :

Turtmann-Unterems

Postal code :

3948

former BFS no. :

6115

Coordinates :

619 926 / 126881 coordinates: 46 ° 17 '35 " N , 7 ° 41' 50" O ; CH1903: 619926 / 126881

Height :

1003 m above sea level M.

Area :

1.4 km²

Residents:

141 (December 31, 2012)

Population density :

101 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.unterems.ch

Unterems

map

Parish before the merger on December 31, 2012

Unterems ( Walser German : Unneräms ) is a Parish of Dekanats Leuk and a Burgergemeinde with a Burgerrat the district Leuk . Until December 31, 2012, it was a political municipality in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland . On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipality of Turtmann to form the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems . Unterems is elevated above the Rhone Valley .

geography

Unterems lies at 1003 m above sea level. M. The lowest point of the former community is above the power station in Turtmann at 800 m above sea level. M. and extends to the hamlet of Massoltern at 1200 m above sea level. The former municipality of Unterems covers an area of 139 ha. 64 ha of this is cultivated land, 36 ha are used as pastures and 37 ha as forest. 2 ha are considered unproductive area.

history

Unterems was first mentioned as a place in 1419. In that year Vilio Alamannd von Turtmann sold fruit tithes to his subjects . In the 14th century the village population was almost completely wiped out by the black death . In 1457 Unterems founded its own farmers' guild . In the middle of the 16th century, the same municipal statutes as Oberems were adopted . On June 4, 1799 the village was burned down to three houses by the French. A citizen register has been kept since 1824. Today none of the original Urburger families exist anymore. The oldest burger families still living in the community are Borter and Hischier. Balli was once the largest family of burgers in Unterems. Today Tscherrig is one of the most widely used names.

coat of arms

The paw or apostle cross symbolizes the proclamation of the Christian message. The linden tree expresses persistence and eternal bloom. These properties are passed on and carried on by the broken branch, indicated by the loop. The blue looks thoughtful.

Parish

The communities of Oberems and Unterems together form the parish of Ems. The separation from the large parish of Leuk took place in 1728 by Bishop Franz Joseph Supersaxo. The consecration took place in 1737 with the participation of Bishop Johann Joseph Arnold Blatter. The parish church was destroyed by flames when the French invaded in 1799 and rebuilt in 1803.

population

Population development
year	1802	1850	1900	1950	2000	2012
Residents	62	114	133	197	161	141

Personalities

Emil Tscherrig (1921–2005), Canon of the Cathedral of Sion (1972–2005)
Emil Paul Tscherrig (* 1947), Archbishop, Apostolic Nuncio

Attractions

Adonis

literature

Alois Grichting: Unterems VS. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .

Web links

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

Official website of the municipality of Unterems