Reckingen-Gluringen

Geschichte

Reckingen-Gluringen 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 villages and municipalities of Reckingen and Gluringen. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Reckingen-Gluringen, Blitzingen, Grafschaft, Münster-Geschinen and Niederwald merged into the new municipality of Goms.HistoryReckingen is first mentioned in 1225 as Requinguen. Gluringen is first mentioned in 1203 as Gluringen.GeographyReckingen-Gluringen has an area, of 41.3km2. Of this area, 27.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 51.8% is unproductive land.Reckingen lies on both sides of the Rhone river. It consists of three loosely interconnected settlements. Gluringen is on the north flank of the Rhone valley.DemographicsReckingen-Gluringen has a population of., 6.9% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1999–2009 ) the population has changed at a rate of -13.9%. It has changed at a rate of -7.4% due to migration and at a rate of -3.3% due to births and deaths.