Mund
Sign in to saveMund () is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Birgisch
- Region
- Valais/Wallis
- Country
- Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
- Population
- 580
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
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Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Mund
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Ortschaft Mund.jpg
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Mund-coat of arms.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Mund.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Brig
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3903
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6006
- Swiss town.area
- 40.2
- Swiss town.elevation
- 1188
- Swiss town.population
- 528
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Located in
- Naters
- Population
- +544
- Area
- +40.2
- Elevation
- +1205
- Shares border with
- Eggerberg
- Official website
- www.mund.ch
- Image
- Ortschaft Mund.jpg
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Sights
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- References
- External links
Mund () is a former municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Mund and Birgisch merged into the municipality of Naters.
==History== Mund is first mentioned in 1259 as Munt. Until about 1800 it was normally known as Wyler and the last mention of that name was in 1850.