Unterbäch

Also known as Unterbäch VS, Unterbach, Unterbaech

Unterbäch is a municipality in the district of West Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Unterbäch
Swiss town.image_photo: Unterbächer Dorfmitte.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Unterbäch COA alt.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Unterbäch Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: West Raron
Swiss town.postal_code: 3944
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6201
Swiss town.area: 22.0
Swiss town.elevation: 1193
Swiss town.population: 437
Swiss town.populationof: December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear: 2002
Swiss town.website: unterbaech.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Rosa Weissen-Zenhäusern
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Bürchen, Eischoll, Embd, Ergisch, Niedergesteln, Raron, Törbel

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Municipality of Switzerland
Official name: Gemeinde Unterbäch (VS)
Country: Switzerland
Located in: Westlich Raron District
Population: 436
Area: 22.09
Elevation: 1234
Official website: www.unterbaech.ch
Image: Unterbächer Dorfmitte.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Unterbäch
postal code: 3944
P8168: Verica
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6201

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Unterbäch is a municipality in the district of West Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

==History== Unterbäch is first mentioned about 1280 as Underbechque. On 18 August 1957, Unterbäch was the first community in Switzerland to establish the communal voting and election rights for women.

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