Bettmeralp Explained
Subject Name: | Bettmeralp |
Municipality Type: | municipality |
Imagepath Coa: | CHE Betten COA.svg |
Canton: | Valais |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-VS |
Coordinates: | 46.3833°N 13°W |
Postal Code: | 3991 & 3994 |
Municipality Code: | 6205 |
Area: | 29.36 |
Elevation: | 1970 |
Population: | 440 |
Populationof: | Dec 2011 |
Website: | gemeinde.bettmeralp.ch |
Bettmeralp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the municipality of Bettmeralp.[1] Before the merger, Bettmeralp was the name of a village and ski resort in Betten.
Bettmeralp village
Bettmeralp is a car free village which can be reached by cable car from the Betten train station (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn). From there another cable car leads near to the summit of Bettmerhorn, which lies directly above the Aletsch Glacier. Bettmersee is located above the village at 2006 m.
The position of Bettmeralp allows good view over the Pennine Alps, particularly the summits of Weissmies, Dom, Matterhorn and Weisshorn.
History
Betten is first mentioned in 1243 as Bettan. Martisberg is first mentioned in 1311 as Martisperg.
Geography
The former municipalities that now make up Bettmeralp have a total combined area of .
Demographics
The total population of Bettmeralp is .
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart:[2] Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8)ImageSize = width: auto height:500 barincrement:45PlotArea = top:20 left:40 bottom:90 right:35Legend = columns:3 left:20 top:70 columnwidth:160AlignBars = justifyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:540TimeAxis = orientation:verticalAlignBars = justifyScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:100 start:0ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:20 start:0Colors= id:BE value:yellowgreen legend:Betten id:MA value:green legend:MartisbergPlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:294 text:"294" color:BE bar:1860 from: 0 till:342 text:"342" color:BE bar:1870 from: 0 till:332 text:"332" color:BE bar:1880 from: 0 till:350 text:"350" color:BE bar:1890 from: 0 till:325 text:"325" color:BE bar:1900 from: 0 till:311 text:"311" color:BE bar:1910 from: 0 till:316 text:"316" color:BE bar:1920 from: 0 till:307 text:"307" color:BE bar:1930 from: 0 till:287 text:"287" color:BE bar:1940 from: 0 till:315 text:"315" color:BE bar:1950 from: 0 till:373 text:"373" color:BE bar:1960 from: 0 till:382 text:"382" color:BE bar:1970 from: 0 till:411 text:"411" color:BE bar:1980 from: 0 till:494 text:"494" color:BE bar:1990 from: 0 till:444 text:"444" color:BE bar:2000 from: 0 till:449 text:"449" color:BE bar:1850 from: 294 till:384 text:"90" color:MA bar:1860 from: 342 till:445 text:"103" color:MA bar:1870 from: 332 till:430 text:"98" color:MA bar:1880 from: 350 till:420 text:"70" color:MA bar:1890 from: 325 till:406 text:"81" color:MA bar:1900 from: 311 till:397 text:"86" color:MA bar:1910 from: 316 till:390 text:"74" color:MA bar:1920 from: 307 till:369 text:"62" color:MA bar:1930 from: 287 till:350 text:"63" color:MA bar:1940 from: 315 till:385 text:"70" color:MA bar:1950 from: 373 till:439 text:"66" color:MA bar:1960 from: 382 till:442 text:"60" color:MA bar:1970 from: 411 till:467 text:"56" color:MA bar:1980 from: 494 till:536 text:"42" color:MA bar:1990 from: 444 till:471 text:"27" color:MA bar:2000 from: 449 till:476 text:"27" color:MA
Sights
The entire hamlet of Eggen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.[3]
Skilift system
Bettmeralp village can only be reached via a cable car. The main ski lifts are:[4]
Name or route | type | elevation groundstation | elevation mountainstation | slope length | capacity in persons/hour | construction year(s) |
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Betten Betten Village | | 832 | 1199 | 872 | 350 | 1950 1965 |
Betten Village Bettmeralp | | 1199 | 1931 | 1610 | 500 | 1951 1967 1979 |
Betten Bettmeralp | | 832 | 1933 | 2446 | 970 | 1974 |
Bettmeralp Bettmerhorn | | 1991 | 2652 | 2324 | 2400 | 1975 1995 |
Wurzenbord | | 1966 | 2224 | 1075 | 2000 | 2003 |
Schönbiel | | 1956 | 2296 | 1669 | 2800 | 1998 |
Alpmatten 1 | | 1861 | 1951 | 294 | 650 | 1971 |
Alpmatten 2 | | 1861 | 1951 | 294 | 650 | 1971 |
| | 1920 | 1950 | 130 | 100 | 2000 |
Bettmeralp 1 | | 1940 | 2067 | 640 | 1000 | 1972 1955[5] |
Bettmeralp 2 | | 1940 | 2067 | 640 | 1000 | 1971[6] |
Tanzbode | | 1985 | 2016 | 488 | 720 | 1995 1992:Temporary lift |
Trainerlift | | 1974 | 2026 | 303 | 820 | 1983 1st trainer:1969 |
Lager 1 | | 1974 | 2035 | 336 | 1000 | 1983 |
Lager 2 | | 1974 | 2022 | 223 | 720 | 1999 | |
Panorama
The village:View from the village:
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
- http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=trueSwiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000
- Web site: Kantonsliste A-Objekte . 2009 . KGS Inventar . Federal Office of Civil Protection . German . 25 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html . 28 June 2010 .
- Website Bettmeralpbahnen about lift system details . Visited 16 December 2008
- In 1951 a smaller lift opened on the same location as the groundstation
- Opening of dual surface lift