Zermatt
Sign in to saveZermatt (, ; Highest Alemannic: Zärmatt) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
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Zermatt is a Swiss municipality located in the German-speaking part of the Valais canton, with a population of about 5,800 people. It is officially classified as a town and serves as a local administrative center in the Visp district.
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- Zermatt
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- June 2022 view from Moosstrasse
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- municipality
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- Valais
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- Visp
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- 3920
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- 6300
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Climate
- Tourism
- Transport
- Skiing in Zermatt
- Sunnegga
- Gornergrat
- Klein Matterhorn / Schwarzsee
- History of the lift system
- Developments
- Coat of arms
- Demographics
- Notable people
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Politics
- Economy
- Religion
- Education
- Crime
- See also
- References
- External links
Zermatt (, ; Highest Alemannic: Zärmatt) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of , at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. It lies about from the over high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. Zermatt is the southernmost commune of the German Sprachraum.