Leukerbad

Also known as Leukerbad VS

Leukerbad (; ; Walliser German: Leiggerbad, although locally known as ds Baadu) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Leukerbad
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Leukerbad COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Leukerbad Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Leuk
Swiss town.postal_code: 3954
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6111
Swiss town.area: 67.2
Swiss town.elevation: 1411
Swiss town.population: 1436
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.website: www.leukerbad.org
Swiss town.mayor: Christian Grichting
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Adelboden (BE), Albinen, Ferden, Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Kandersteg (BE), Lenk im Simmental (BE), Mollens
Swiss town.twintowns: Dombóvár, Hungary

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Gemmi
Torrent
Thermal baths
Coat of arms
Demographics
Heritage sites of national significance
Twin Town
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Famous residents
References
External links

Leukerbad (; ; Walliser German: Leiggerbad, although locally known as ds Baadu) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

== History == thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1955 left|thumb|A view of Leukerbad from the Gemmi Pass

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