Zermatt

Also known as Zermatt VS

Zermatt (, ; Highest Alemannic: Zärmatt) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Zermatt is a Swiss municipality located in the German-speaking part of the Valais canton, with a population of about 5,800 people. It is officially classified as a town and serves as a local administrative center in the Visp district.

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Swiss town.subject_name: Zermatt
Swiss town.image_photo: File:1 zermatt evening 2022.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: June 2022 view from Moosstrasse
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Zermatt Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Zermatt COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Valais
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-VS
Swiss town.district: Visp
Swiss town.postal_code: 3920
Swiss town.municipality_code: 6300
Swiss town.area: 242.67
Swiss town.elevation: 1608
Swiss town.population: 5786
Swiss town.populationof: December 2007
Swiss town.popofyear: 2007
Swiss town.website: gemeinde.zermatt.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Christoph Bürgin

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Gemeinde Zermatt
Population: 6023
Area: 242.85
Elevation: 1624
Official website: zermatt.swiss
Image: 00 106 0604 Zmutt - Zermatt (CH).jpg
Dialing code: 027
Licence plate code: VS

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Commons category: Zermatt
postal code: 3920
P8168: Hémilly
external data available at URL: geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/6300
native label: Zermatt
P12749: riot control

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
Tourism
Transport
Skiing in Zermatt
Sunnegga
Gornergrat
Klein Matterhorn / Schwarzsee
History of the lift system
Developments
Coat of arms
Demographics
Notable people
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Economy
Religion
Education
Crime
See also
References
External links

It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of , at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. It lies about from the over high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. Zermatt is the southernmost commune of the German Sprachraum.