Fiesch

Also known as Fiesch VS

Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Fiesch
Swiss town.image_photo: KircheFiesch.JPG
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Fiesch COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Fiesch Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Goms
Swiss town.postal_code: 3984
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6057
Swiss town.area: 11.3
Swiss town.elevation: 1049
Swiss town.population: 1002
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.gemeinde-fiesch.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Russi Klaus
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bellwald, Betten, Ernen, Fieschertal, Lax

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Fiesch
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Goms District
Population: 996
Area: 11.04
Elevation: 1049
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Rhône
Shares border with: Lax
Sport: alpine skiing
Official website: www.gemeinde-fiesch.ch
Image: Luftbild Fiesch.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Fiesch
postal code: 3984
P8168: Bjorli
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6057

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Twin Town
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Transport connections
Lifts
References
External links and references

Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift.

It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site for its view of the Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area.

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