Zehenden
Zehnden (occasionally also written Zenden ), in French. dizain , was the name for the districts in the former Republic of Valais , today's Canton of Valais in Switzerland , until 1848 .
From 1476 to 1798 there were seven tens; The Valais was therefore also called the "Republic of the seven tens". See also the article History of the Valais . Each tithe had great autonomy rights; the Lötschental and the Lower Valais , however, were subject areas. The seven tens were:
After the collapse of the Old Confederation in 1798, more tens of the Lower Valais were gradually added.
1798:
1802:
1815:
| Thus there were 13 tens, which correspond to today's districts. These are represented in the Valais coat of arms by 13 stars: |
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The canton of Valais is divided into 13 districts, whereby West Raron and East Raron are to be considered as half-districts:
- District Goms (fr. Conches ) with main town Münster
- District Ostlich Raron (fr. Rarogne oriental ) with the capital Mörel
- Brig district with main town Brig-Glis
- District Visp (fr. Viège ) with main town Visp
- District west of Raron (fr. Rarogne occidental ) with the main town of Raron
- District of Leuk (fr. Loèche ) with main town Leuk
- District of Sierre (Fr. Sierre ) with the capital of Sierre
- District Sitten (fr. Sion ) with main town Sion
- District de Conthey (dt. Gundis ) with main town Conthey
- District d'Hérens (Eng. Ering ) with the main town Evolène
- District d'Entremont with main town Sembrancher
- District de Martigny (dt. Martigny ) with capital of Martigny
- District de Saint-Maurice with main town Saint-Maurice
- District de Monthey with main town Monthey
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Art. 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of Valais of August 30, 1802
Web links
- Rachel Siggen-Bruttin: Zenden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .