Val d'Anniviers
The Val d'Anniviers ( German Eifischtal ) in the Swiss canton of Valais is a southern side valley of the Rhone Valley .
geography
Located in the district of Sierre , the valley extends in a southerly direction right next to the city of Sierre .
The Val d'Anniviers is the easternmost (and thus uppermost) left-hand Rhonenebental in the French-speaking part of the canton, the Lower Valais. Neighboring valleys in the east (upstream of the Rhone) are the Turtmann valley and the Mattertal . To the west lies the Val d'Hérens .
The Val d'Anniviers divides into two partial valleys at Vissoie , the western Val de Moiry extends to the Moiry glacier above the Lac de Moiry reservoir .
The eastern Val de Zinal ( German Zinaltal ) extends to the Zinal glacier . Its debris-covered tongue is fed by several firn streams, the Glacier des Bouquetins, the Glacier du Grand Cornier, the Glacier Durand and the Glacier de l'Obergabelhorn . Until a few years ago, the Glacier du Mountet was also one of the tributaries. Above the glacier, the Petit and Grand Mountet huts serve as alpine bases. The panorama from Grand Mountet to the "Krone von Zinal" with the Zinalrothorn , Trifthorn , Wellenkuppe , Ober Gabelhorn , Mont Durand , Pointe de Zinal , Dent Blanche and Grand Cornier is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the Alps. The entire head of the valley, including the Weisshorn, is also called the Imperial Crown (Couronne impériale). It forms the showpiece of the villages of Saint-Luc and Chandolin further out of the valley on the slope and of Montana north of the Rhone.
economy
Ski areas
- Grimentz (Between Roc d'Orzival and Becs de Bosson )
- 430 inhabitants - guest beds 4,500
- Total length of groomed runs 50 km
- Lift capacity 8,720 people / hour
- 466 inhabitants - guest beds 4,500
- Total length of groomed slopes 35 km
- Lift capacity 6,000 people / hour
- 190 inhabitants - guest beds 3,000
- Total length of groomed runs 70 km
- Lift capacity 6,200 people / hour
- 100/200 inhabitants - guest beds 2,200 / 4,000
- Total length of groomed slopes 60 km
- Lift capacity 10,590 people / hour
Regional products
In addition to tourism, Valais raclette and Valais dried meat (Viande séchée) are produced here, as well as a special glacier wine. Many people also have herb gardens where they grow herbs for the Swiss candy manufacturer Ricola .
The localities
These six villages formed independent communities until December 31, 2008. On 1 January 2009 which took place fusion to the municipality of Anniviers . Thus today the whole valley belongs to a single municipality, which is one of the largest in terms of area in Switzerland. In addition to the six main villages, there are over ten smaller towns and hamlets:
literature
- Danielle Allet-Zwissig: Val d'Anniviers. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Val d'Anniviers on the ETHorama platform
- Official website of the Val d'Anniviers tourist region
- Official website of the Sierre Anniviers tourist region
- Anniviers mountain railways
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 46 ° 13 ′ 0 " N , 7 ° 35 ′ 0" E ; CH1903: 611 165 / 118368