Gampel-Bratsch
Gampel-Bratsch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009. The voters of the municipalities of Gampel and Bratsch decided to merge on January 20, 2008.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Gampel-Bratsch
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Bratsch.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Gampel-Bratsch COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Gampel-Bratsch Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Leuk
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3945
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6118
- Swiss town.area
- 23.1
- Swiss town.elevation
- 634
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Gampel-Bratsch is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed on January 1, 2009. The voters of the municipalities of Gampel and Bratsch decided to merge on January 20, 2008.
==History== Bratsch is first mentioned in 1228 and 1242 as Praes. In 1309 it was mentioned as Prahcs, in 1322 as Praes, in 1357 as Prayes, in 1408 as Prages and in 1532 as Bratsch. Gampel is first mentioned in 1238 as Champilz.