Betten
Sign in to saveBetten is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Betten
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Betten.JPG
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Betten COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Betten Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Raron
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3991
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6171
- Swiss town.area
- 26.4
- Swiss town.elevation
- 1203
- Swiss town.population
- 420
- Swiss town.populationof
- Dec 2011
- Swiss town.website
- gemeinde.bettmeralp.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Fiesch, Fieschertal, Filet, Grengiols, Lax, Martisberg, Naters, Riederalp
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Betten is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.
==History== Betten is first mentioned in 1243 as Bettan. thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1955