Binn

Binn

Binn is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located in the Binn Valley, a side valley of the Rhone.

Economy

The economy is dominated by tourism and agriculture. The municipality is part of the proposed Regional Natural Park Binn. Binn is known for its minerals. 19 minerals are only found in the Binn Valley. There are guided tours to the mountains to find minerals. In this village, there are two professional lamp ( crystal viewfinder) that can live on it.

Places

The community grew out of the valley of Binn and today consists of the inhabited places Schmidighischere, Wileren, Pour, Fäld and Ze Binne. In the most populous locality Schmidighischere is the municipal administration.

The Hermitage of the Holy Cross stands on Binner ground; the same Maiensässgebiet however, also extends to the municipality of Grengiols.

Building

In addition to the old wooden houses in the settlements we have the following remarkable buildings:

• Parish Church of St. Michael, 1561-65, Wilern
• Stone arch bridge over the Binna, 1564 Schmidighischere
• Hotel Ofenhorn 1881, Schmidighischere

Chapels

• Hermitage of the Holy Cross, 1660
• Chapel of the Annunciation, 1660, Pour
• Chapel of St. Martin, 1660 Fäld
• Chapel of St. Anthony, 1690 Schmidighischere
• Chapel of St. Sebastian, 1725, Ze Binne

Partner communities

Binn maintains friendly relations with Arbon, Schönbühl and Baceno.