Visperterminen

Geschichte

Visperterminen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.HistoryVisperterminen is first mentioned in the 11th Century as Termenum. In 1221 it was mentioned as Terminum.GeographyVisperterminen has an area, of 51.6km2. Of this area, 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 31.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 34.7% is unproductive land.The municipality is located in the Visp district. The municipality stretches from the valley located in the hills north-west of Visp and the Nanz valley over to the Mattwald and Simelihorn. It consists of the village of Visperterminen and the hamlets of Ober- and Unterstalden, Bitzinen, Niederhäusern, Parmili and Sattolti.The Gebidumsee is located at an elevation of 2200m.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 Vert an orb Argent in chief four plates.DemographicsVisperterminen has a population of., 2.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -3.3%. It has changed at a rate of -6.5% due to migration and at a rate of 2.9% due to births and deaths.