The district of Visp (German: Bezirk Visp, French: District de Viège) is a district in the Canton of Valais in southern Switzerland. It has a population...
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Visp (French: Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Visp lies in the Rhône valley, at the confluence of...
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Sepp Blatter (category People from Visp (district))
electing Gianni Infantino as the 9th president of FIFA. Blatter was born in Visp in the Swiss canton of Valais with the given name of Josef. He studied in...
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Thomas Platter (category People from Visp (district))
Thomas Platter the Elder (/ˈplɑːtər/; German: [ˈplatɐ]; 10 February 1499, in Grächen, Valais – 26 January 1582, in Basel) was a Swiss humanist scholar...
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Yannic Lerjen (category People from Visp (district))
Yannic Lerjen (born July 26, 1990 in Täsch) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe and slopestyle. Lerjen competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics...
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Pirmin Zurbriggen (category People from Visp (district))
Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the...
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Peter Sarbach (category People from Visp (district))
Peter Sarbach (1844 – 1930) was born in St. Niklaus, Switzerland, near the village of Zermatt; which is a historic village in the Shadow of the Matterhorn...
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Ignaz Venetz (category People from Visp (district))
Ignaz (Ignace) Venetz (1788 — 1859) was a Swiss engineer, naturalist, and glaciologist; as one of the first scientists to recognize glaciers as a major...
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Robert Zurbriggen (category People from Visp (district))
Robert Zurbriggen (16 March 1917 – 21 April 1952) was a Swiss cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. Zurbriggen was...
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village in the Saastal, or the Saas Valley, and is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated on...
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Visperterminen (Walser German: Tärbinu) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Visperterminen is first mentioned...
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Josef Knubel (category People from Visp (district))
career by a knee injury sustained while climbing the Ortler. He died at Visp on 31 May 1961 after undergoing abdominal surgery—related to an episode of...
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Saas-Almagell is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Saas-Almagell is first mentioned in 1291 as Armenzello...
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Michel Zen-Ruffinen (category People from Visp (district))
Michel Zen-Ruffinen (born 24 April 1959) is a Swiss football administrator served as the Secretary General of FIFA, the international governing body of...
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Täsch is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Zermatt. The local language...
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Arnold Andenmatten (category People from Visp (district))
Arnold Andenmatten (22 August 1922 – 24 March 2018) was a Swiss skier and skiing instructor. Born in Saas-Fee, Andenmatten was the winner of the first...
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Stalden (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtaldn̩]) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the...
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Grächen is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The village is situated at an altitude of 1,620 meters (5,310 ft)...
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Saint-Nicolas) is a village and a municipality in the Mattertal, part of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. St. Niklaus is first mentioned...
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Stefanie Heinzmann (category People from Visp (district))
and Sing meinen Song – Das Schweizer Tauschkonzert. Heinzmann was born in Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. She is the only daughter of Berti...
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Niklaus Brantschen (category People from Visp (district))
Niklaus Brantschen (born 25 October 1937 in Randa, Valais) is a Swiss Jesuit, Zen master of the White Plum Sangha line and founder of the Lassalle-Institute...
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Saas-Grund is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies east of Lenzspitze and Dom. Saas-Grund is first mentioned...
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Baltschieder is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Baltschieder is first mentioned in 1224 as Ponczirrum. In...
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Törbel is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The highest point is the peak of the Augstbordhorns at 2,972 meters...
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Jean-Paul Brigger (category People from Visp (district))
Jean-Paul Brigger (born 14 December 1957) is a Swiss football manager and former player who played as a football striker. He played for the most of his...
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Joseph Anton Blatter (category People from Visp (district))
Diet of the republic, which they also presided over. Blatter was born in Visp, the son of Anna Maria Schiner, from Ernen, and Johann Arnold Blatter. His...
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Randa is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is located between the Weisshorn and the Dom in the Matter Valley...
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Pierre Imhasly (category People from Visp (district))
1939 – 17 June 2017) was a Swiss novelist and poet. Imhasly was born in Visp, Switzerland. He studied German literature in Fribourg and Zurich. His major...
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Ylena In-Albon (category People from Visp (district))
Open Country (sports) Switzerland Born (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 (age 25) Visp, Switzerland Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)...
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Gilles Senn (category People from Visp (district))
Senn was encouraged to play hockey after watching his brother train with Visp. He alternated between forward, defence, and goalie, before eventually settling...
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