Saint-Gingolph, Switzerland

Saint- Gingolph

Saint- Gingolph is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the French speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saint- Gingolph is located opposite Saint- Gingolph in France.

Geography

Saint- Gingolph is at 386 m above sea level. M., 25 kilometers east of the town of Thonon -les- Bains ( straight line ). The village is located in the Lower Valais, on the south bank of Lake Geneva on the border with France, on the scree at the northern foot of the Morge Grammont, which is one of the Chablais Alps.

The area of the municipality includes a section on the south bank of Lake Geneva. The lake shore is very steep in this area in most places. The slopes, which are partly crossed by rock bands are heavily forested and divided by several gullies. In the west the border along the Morge which also forms the border with France runs. Thus Saint- Gingolph is divided into two parts on the scree of Morge on Lake Geneva in a French and a Swiss community. 1520 m above sea level. M. is achieved on the Pic de Blanchard, a foothill of the Chablais Alps, the highest point of Saint- Gingolph.

At Saint- Gingolph include, situated near the hamlet of Lake Geneva Le Fenalet, La Clesette and Esserts.

History

The area of Saint- Gingolph has been inhabited since the Roman era. The name goes back to the Holy Gangolf, the officer was under Pippin the Younger and settled here in the year 755. Saint- Gingolph 1153 is first mentioned under the name of Sanctus Gengulfus. Later, the names Sancti Gingulphi (1200 ) published, Sanctus Gingulfus (1230 ) and Sanctus Gingulphus ( 1436 ).

Since the 12th century, was the site of the abbey of Abondance. The area was conquered in 1536 by the Welsh, together with the Bernese. With the Treaty of 1569, the limit of the Dranse to the Morge was set back, resulting in the final division of the town of Saint- Gingolph between Savoy ( later France) on the one hand and the Valais ( Switzerland ) led on the other side. The ETH historian Klaus Urner saw St- Gingolph in his as a plea of Swiss valor written during the Second World War Book Switzerland has yet to be swallowed as the only remaining corridor which of Switzerland after the encirclement by the Axis powers since 1940 for trade with the West Allies allowed. Said Wehrmacht incident proves, however, that even this corridor could be controlled by Hitler at will, arms exports were not possible here.

Attractions

A chapel in Saint- Gingolph. The church is located west of the Morge on French territory.

The border crossing to the former national road in France. Viewing direction to France.

The Green Line: a pedestrian bridge over the Morge.

The station of Saint- Gingolph

Economy and infrastructure

Saint- Gingolph formerly lived primarily on fishing. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Many working population commuters who engage in other places in Switzerland, but also in the European Union of their work.

The village lies on the main road 21 that leads from St- Gingolph about Martigny to the Great St. Bernard Pass.

Partly passenger trains run daily from Saint- Gingolph station on the railway line Saint- Gingolph -Saint -Maurice.