- St. Niklaus
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = St. Niklaus
municipality_name = St. Niklaus
municipality_type = municipality
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languages = German (swiss)
canton = Valais
iso-code-region = CH-VS
district = Visp
lat_d=46|lat_m=11|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=48|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3924
municipality_code = 6292
area = 89.37
elevation = 1120|elevation_description=
population = 2379|populationof = December 2002 | popofyear = 2002
website = gemeinde.st-niklaus.ch
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neighboring_municipalities=Eisten ,Embd ,Ergisch ,Grächen ,Oberems , Randa,Saas Balen ,Saas Fee
twintowns = |St. Niklaus is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of
Valais inSwitzerland .Sankt Niklaus sits in the Mattertal, the steep valley that runs from Stalden to Zermatt. St. Niklaus is an important central village in the valley. The village has a strong history of bergfuehrer's, or mountain guides. The guides would board the train to Zermatt and find clients on the journey, mostly englishmen. There is a bergfuehrer museum in st. Niklaus telling this history. The main indistry in St Niklaus is to production plants for the companies Scintilla AG and Bosch AG.St Niklaus is closely connected to the village of Graechen, which lies in the mountains above. Graechen is a popular family holidays ski resort.Sankt Niklaus is also a popular place to stay when visiting both Zermatt and Saas Fee, as it lies between both. http://gemeinde.st-niklaus.ch/External links
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