Grafschaft, Switzerland

Grafschaft
Coat of arms of Grafschaft
Location of Grafschaft
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Grafschaft is located in Switzerland
Grafschaft
Grafschaft
Grafschaft is located in Canton of Valais
Grafschaft
Grafschaft
Coordinates: 46°27′N 8°13′E / 46.450°N 8.217°E / 46.450; 8.217
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictGoms
Government
 • MayorBeat Mutter
Area
 • Total22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,312 m (4,304 ft)
Population
 (December 2002)
 • Total206
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3989
SFOS number6073
ISO 3166 codeCH-VS
Surrounded byBellwald, Blitzingen, Ernen, Fieschertal, Reckingen-Gluringen
Websitewww.gemeinde-goms.ch
SFSO statistics

Grafschaft is a former municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. In 2000 the municipality was created with the merger of Biel (VS), Ritzingen and Selkingen.[2] On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Grafschaft, Blitzingen, Münster-Geschinen, Niederwald and Reckingen-Gluringen merged into the new municipality of Goms.

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) Retrieved 19 July 2011