Leuk District

The district of Leuk is a district in the canton of in . It has a population of 12,434.
Wikipedia
  • Type: County with 11,600 residents
  • Description: district of the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Bezierk Leuk”, “District de Leuk”, and “District de Loeche”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mageran castle / de Werra (now St. Joseph’s asylum for the elderly) and Leuk Castle.

Castle
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Castle
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Railway stop
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albinen and Leuk.

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is a small mountain village in , Switzerland, that overlooks the Rhône valley.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of in the canton of in .

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is a former municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of in .

Leuk District

Latitude
46.316° or 46° 18′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.6672° or 7° 40′ 2″ east
Population
11,600
Elevation
957 metres (3,140 feet)
Open location code
8FR98M88+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240033347
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
6458753
Wiki­data ID
Q661326
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In Other Languages

From Arpitan to Waray—“Leuk District” goes by many names.
  • Arpitan: “Destrict de Louèche”
  • Arpitan: “District de Louèche”
  • Basque: “Leuk barrutia”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Leuk”
  • Cebuano: “Leuk District”
  • Czech: “Okres Leuk”
  • Dutch: “Leuk”
  • Esperanto: “Leuk (distrikto)”
  • Esperanto: “Leuk”
  • Finnish: “Leukin alue”
  • French: “district de Loèche”
  • French: “District de Loèche”
  • French: “Loèche-Ville”
  • German: “Bezirk Leuk”
  • Italian: “distretto di Leuk”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Leuk”
  • Japanese: “ロイク郡”
  • Latin: “Leuca Fortis”
  • Lombard: “Leuk”
  • Luxembourgish: “Leuk”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Leuk Koān”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Distriktet Leuk”
  • Persian: “بخش لوک”
  • Polish: “Okręg Leuk”
  • Portuguese: “Distrito de Loèche”
  • Romansh: “District da Leuk”
  • Russian: “Лойк”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Leuk”
  • Spanish: “Leuk”
  • Swedish: “Leuk District”
  • Swedish: “Leuk”
  • Swiss German: “Bezirk Leuk”
  • Ukrainian: “Лойк”
  • Venetian: “Distreto de Leuk”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Leuk”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Brunnen and Wiler.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Feschelloch and Climbing trip.

Valais: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Sion and Zermatt.

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