Baltschieder

Geschichte

Baltschieder is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.HistoryBaltschieder is first mentioned in 1224 as Ponczirrum. In 1286 it was mentioned as Balschyedro.GeographyBaltschieder has an area, of 31.4km2. Of this area, 10.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 85.0% is unproductive land.The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the end of the Baltschieder valley.The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or, a Lion rampant Sable langued and armed Gules.DemographicsBaltschieder has a population of., 4.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of 9.3%. It has changed at a rate of 3.2% due to migration and at a rate of 6.9% due to births and deaths.Most of the population speaks German (1,020 or 97.1%) as their first language, French is the second most common (7 or 0.7%) and Albanian is the third (7 or 0.7%). There are 6 people who speak Italian.