Leuk
Sign in to saveLeuk (; ) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Leuk
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Loèche vu depuis la Neue Kantonsstrasse.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Leuk COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Leuk Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Leuk
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3953
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6110
- Swiss town.area
- 55.15
- Swiss town.elevation
- 731
- Swiss town.population
- 3376
- Swiss town.populationof
- 2002
- Swiss town.website
- www.leuk.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Roberto Schmidt
- Swiss town.places
- Briannen, Gampinen, Leuk-Stadt, Pfyn, Pletschen, St. Josephsheim, Susten
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Agarn, Albinen, Bratsch, Chandolin, Erschmatt, Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Salgesch, Turtmann, Varen
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Leuk (; ) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.
thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1949 Since it controls access to the Gemmi Pass, it had some importance from the time of Roman Raetia. The Leukerbad thermal baths are just north of Leuk, towards the pass. It is the capital of the Leuk district of the Valais.