Salgesch
Sign in to saveSalgesch (French: Salquenen) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Salgesch
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Salgesch.JPG
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- municipality
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- CHE Salgesch COA.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- CHE Salgesch Flag.svg
- Swiss town.canton
- Valais
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-VS
- Swiss town.district
- Leuk
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 3970
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 6113
- Swiss town.area
- 11.3
- Swiss town.elevation
- 581
- Swiss town.population
- 1258
- Swiss town.populationof
- December 2002
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2002
- Swiss town.website
- www.salgesch.ch
- Swiss town.mayor
- Urs Kuonen
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Chandolin, Leuk, Miège, Mollens, Sierre, Varen, Veyras
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Coat of arms
- Geography
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Grand Cru de Salquenen
- Events in and around Salquenen
- References
- External links
Salgesch (French: Salquenen) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
==History== Salgesch is first mentioned in the 11th Century as Salconio. In 1225 it was mentioned as Salquenum.