Täsch

Aerial View

Tasch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The typical Valais village is located about 6 km north of the tourist region of Zermatt.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Matterhorn or Nikolaital and includes the village of Tasch and the hamlets Zermettjen, Täschberg as well as the hiking area Täschalp.

Tasch is the last place in the Matter before Zermatt. From here the road is closed to private traffic direction Zermatt since 1972 and you have to change to the web. The car can be left behind created in 2006 a large car park in Tasch.

In the so-called Täschgufer ( Gufer = walserdt. Rocky debris for, boulders ) caused the erosion in three Murr Indoor repeated damage in the valley and spilled among others, the main road Visp- Zermatt. Rockfall blocks penetrated as far into populated area. To prevent future mudslides seven rockfall protection embankments and two small reservoirs were built on a slope. On the Europe a gallery in Täschgufer protects against stone impact.

Through the municipal area flows the Tasch Bach and the Matter Vispa. The Tasch Bach will be taken at 1500 m to the traditional irrigation and as Bisse hold water since 1992 is about 1.2 km completely laid in pipes.

The Wässerwiesen the municipality are supplied via the irrigation water lines Niwi and Halta yard with the sediment traps Chi. The irrigation is regulated by the local council or appropriate supervisory personnel. The unauthorized discharge of irrigation water is a criminal offense.

History

Tasch in 1302 for the first time as a tech (Latin Pera ) was mentioned. In the 13th century, the nobles of Tasch had their headquarters here, the last heir, Johann Junker, his rights passed on to the family on Hengart before 1400. Already in 1305 formed Tasch Randa with a Kastlanei of Zenden Brig Until 1552 the Meier or Grosskastlan of Brig served as chief judge, the Kastlanei then belonged to the primogeniture St. Niklaus ( free meal). The use of Täschalp was 1555, the area delimitation against Zermatt 1560 mentioned in writing.

1798 was the separation of Tasch and Randa. The northern borders with the Randaërn were regulated according to long-standing disputes until 1841. Ecclesiastical belonged Tasch to Visp to 1423, when it became a separate parish. The church from the 15th century gave way 1939, the new parish.

Tasch has a Munizipal and a civic community who will gather together at the primal and burgers Assembly. The population increased from 1798 with 140, 1850 177, 1900 251, 1950 413, and 2000 with 831 inhabitants steadily.

Economy

The development of mountain farming village to a tourist destination in the 19th century under the influence of Zermatt. 1891 Tasch was connected to the web. The local council ( community meeting ) approved the construction of the hotel opened in 1904 Täschhorn, the six other hotels and numerous apartments and chalets followed. Today the former hotel Täschhorn the Social Medical Center ( SMZ ) Zermatt is housed.

In 2005, 88 % of jobs in the service sector, which in 2009 numbered about 90,000 overnight stays. In Zermatt employed guest workers live because of the lower rents in Tasch.

Tourism

Opened in 1997, the European path of Bern to Zermatt via the Täschalp where is the restaurant Europaweghütte Täschalp a catering and accommodation option. Tasch is the starting point for the Tasch and Kin hut.