Turtmann

Turtmann (French: Tourtemagne) is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The municipalities of Turtmann and Unterems merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Turtmann-Unterems.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Turtmann
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.image_photo: Bahnhof Turtmann.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Turtmann village train station
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: Turtmann.gif
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Flag of Turtmann.gif
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Leuk
Swiss town.postal_code: 3946
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6114
Swiss town.area: 6.8
Swiss town.elevation: 640
Swiss town.population: 997
Swiss town.populationof: December 2011
Swiss town.popofyear: 2011
Swiss town.website: www.turtmann.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Christian Jäger

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Wikidata facts

Area: 6.8
Elevation: 640
Official website: www.turtmann.ch
Image: 770-Turtmann.jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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==History== thumb|Aerial view (1955) Turtmann is first mentioned in 1050 as Curtmannonis. In 1210 it was mentioned as Torthemanei and Tortemagny. Until 2003 Turtmann had a military airfield which was used by Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5 of fighter squadron 13. The airfield is now just for the use of civil aircraft. After the withdrawal of the Swiss Air Force the aircraft cavern was used for the storage of Swiss Army M113 armored personnel carriers.