Nendaz

Looking Nendaz with Mount Dent de Nendaz

Nendaz (? Valais Patois NINDE / i, dt Neind or Nendaz ) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Valais (French: Valais ) in the district Conthey.

Geography

The municipality consists of 18 villages which at different height levels between the Rhône- level (460 m above sea level. M. ) such as Aproz and the highest town Siviez at 1,730 meters above sea level. M. The most important town is Haute -Nendaz. The highest point of the municipality is the peak of Pink Blanches at 3'336 m above sea level. M. In the area of ​​Nendaz mineral water is promoted, which is bottled in Aproz. Depending on the source, it is marketed under the name Aproz or Nendaz. The mineral water company Aproz Sources Minérales belongs since 1958 to Migros. The district Aproz is in contrast to Haute -Nendaz at the foot of the steep mountain slope in the Rhône valley. A street of Basse- Nendaz leads through the district Fey at Aproz, where the coming of Siviez Bach Printse the Rhône will flow.

South of the main settlement Haute -Nendaz, the summit of the Dent de Nendaz collected ( 2'463 m above sea level. M. ). On the northern slope there is a ropeway to the moated castle Tracouet ( 2,250 m above sea level. M. ), an intermediate station the pressure line ( with world record - gradient from 1883 m) from the Lac des Dix to Bieudron (French Breuden ) ( 481 m above sea is. M. ).

From the hamlet of Nendaz-Station orbit runs with 12 -person gondolas on a steep mountain spur, the Tracouet ( 2,200 m above sea level. M. ). Here is a chair lift further south into the hallway Prarion ( 1,839 m above sea level. M. ). Between Tracouet and the Dent de Nendaz is a small lake named Lac Noir ( 2'171 m. Above sea level. M), which is probably fed by an underground glacier on the northern slope of the Dent de Nendaz. Further south is the small Serviced Balavaux, find in their surroundings still scattered larch trees with an age of about one thousand years.

History

The oldest surviving mention of the villages Basse- Nendaz Haute -Nendaz is carried out in a letter dated on March 19, 985 document, at that time they belonged to Conthey. The establishment of its own community began from about 1250, the current boundaries originate largely from this era. In 1798, joined the community in the canton of Valais.

Attractions

Tourism

Today in particular, Haute- Nendaz and Siviez is a big tourist area. There are approximately 19,500 beds, so that the community Nendaz is in 6th place in the Valais. The 4 Vallées ski to the lifts and slopes in Nendaz belong, includes around 400 km Alpine ski slopes with 83 facilities and approximately 50 km of cross -country trails. In summer, a marked hiking trail network with a length of 250 km exists at all altitude levels of the community. Among these are ways on eight irrigation channels (French: bite ), between 800 m above sea level. M. and 2200 meters above sea level. M. The most important among them is the Bisse de Saxon.