Münster-Geschinen

Geschichte

Münster-Geschinen is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was formed in 2004 from the union of the municipalities of Münster and Geschinen. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Münster-Geschinen, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms.HistoryMünster is first mentioned in 1221 as Musterium. Geschinen is first mentioned in 1327 as Gessinon.GeographyMünster-Geschinen had an area, of 48.6km2. Of this area, 32.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.0% is settled (buildings or roads) and 47.2% is unproductive land.Trützisee is located at an elevation of 2579m, below Löffelhorn (3095m).DemographicsMünster-Geschinen had a population of 489., 12.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -9.2%. It has changed at a rate of -11.3% due to migration and at a rate of -5.5% due to births and deaths., the gender distribution of the population was 54.8% male and 45.2% female. The population was made up of 22 Swiss men (52.4% of the population) and 1 (2.4%) non-Swiss men. There were 17 Swiss women (40.5%) and 2 (4.8%) non-Swiss women.