Leuk

Also known as Leuk VS

Leuk (; ) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Leuk
Swiss town.image_photo: Loèche vu depuis la Neue Kantonsstrasse.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Leuk COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Leuk Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Leuk
Swiss town.postal_code: 3953
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6110
Swiss town.area: 55.15
Swiss town.elevation: 731
Swiss town.population: 3376
Swiss town.populationof: 2002
Swiss town.website: www.leuk.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Roberto Schmidt
Swiss town.places: Briannen, Gampinen, Leuk-Stadt, Pfyn, Pletschen, St. Josephsheim, Susten
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Agarn, Albinen, Bratsch, Chandolin, Erschmatt, Guttet-Feschel, Inden, Salgesch, Turtmann, Varen

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Leuk
Population: 3948
Area: 55.15
Elevation: 731
Official website: leuk.ch
Image: Loèche vu depuis la Neue Kantonsstrasse.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Leuk
postal code: 3957
P8168: Bjarne Brustad
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6110

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Leuk (; ) is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of Erschmatt merged into the municipality of Leuk.

thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1949 Since it controls access to the Gemmi Pass, it had some importance from the time of Roman Raetia. The Leukerbad thermal baths are just north of Leuk, towards the pass. It is the capital of the Leuk district of the Valais.