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Ferden
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Also known as Ferden VS

Ferden is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Ferden itself, the municipality includes the hamlet of Goppenstein, and the alpine settlements of Faldum, Resti and Kummen.

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Swiss town.subject_name
Ferden
Swiss town.municipality_type
municipality
Swiss town.image_photo
Ferden flags.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption
Ferden village
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Ferden COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Ferden Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Valais
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-VS
Swiss town.district
Raron
Swiss town.postal_code
3916
Swiss town.municipality_code
6195
Swiss town.area
27.89
Swiss town.elevation
1389
Swiss town.population
342
Swiss town.populationof
December 2002
Swiss town.popofyear
2002
Swiss town.mayor
Dionys Werlen
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Erschmatt, Gampel, Guttet-Feschel, Kandersteg (BE), Kippel, Leukerbad, Niedergesteln, Steg

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Ferden
Population
253
Area
27.92
Elevation
1384
Official website
www.ferden.ch
Image
Ferden2 k.jpg
Dialing code
027
Licence plate code
VS
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Commons category
Ferden
postal code
3916
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6195
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Ferden is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Besides the village of Ferden itself, the municipality includes the hamlet of Goppenstein, and the alpine settlements of Faldum, Resti and Kummen.

==History== Ferden is first mentioned in 1380 as Verdan.

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