Zermatt

Zermatt

Question # 1 What is Zermatt?

Zermatt is a town located in the Southern part of Switzerland close to Italy. The town is part of the canton Valais.

Zermatt is located 1,600 meters above sea level.

Zermatt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zermatt https://www.google.com/maps/place/3920+Zermatt/

In Zermatt, the air is clean and refreshing.

Electric vehicles help people to get from A to B.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zermatt https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/Constant-innovation https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/The-Rediscovery-of-Alpine-Summer-Freshness

In Zermatt, strong investments are made in solar energy technology. Even 3,000 meters above sea level, solar energy technology has been installed.

http://inside.zermatt.ch/pdf/ZermattInside-2018-2.pdf

For every 100 metres you go up, the temperature drops by about 0.5 degrees.

That means that in Zermatt, which is located 1,600 metres above sea level, it is about 6 degrees cooler than in ZĂźrich, which is located 400 metres above sea level.

https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/The-Rediscovery-of-Alpine-Summer-Freshness

Question # 2 Who live in Zermatt?

5,500 people live in Zermatt.

They come from 57 different countries.

18% of the people, who live in Zermatt, come from Portugal.

http://gemeinde.zermatt.ch/ed/statistik.html

An increasing number of people from Asia go to Zermatt. To improve the experience for people, who come to spend one or more days in Zermatt, constant innovation is going on in the area.

https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/Constant-innovation

The pilots from https://www.air-zermatt.ch/ are considered to be the best high-mountain pilots in the world.

Since the company was founded in 1968, people who work for Air Zermatt have been inspired by the idea of helping.

https://hazu.io/air-zermatt/50-jahre https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/Zermatt-Heroes-of-the-Sky

The reach of https://www.air-zermatt.ch/ extends beyond Switzerland. During an educational project in 2011, Air Zermatt helped built a rescue centre in the Himalayas.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/flying-lifesavers_air-zermatt--50-years-of-alpine-air-rescue/44125210

About a thousand marmots live around Zermatt. They are called “Murmunda� in Zermatt dialect.

The marmots are clever little animals. Over the years, they have moved closer to humans. This gives them a degree of protection against, for example, foxes and eagles, who do not like to get close to humans.

https://pixabay.com/en/annimaux-wildlife-nature-marmot-792372/ https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Zermatt-inside-stories/Zermatt-the-marmots-are-awake

Question # 3 What are some great things to do in Zermatt?

At Gornetgrat, you can see 29 mountain peaks, which are all higher than 4,000 meters.

When you get off the train, you can also see Capricorns that live there.

https://www.zermatt.ch/Media/Attraktionen/Gornergrat https://pixabay.com/en/gornergrat-rack-railway-363829/

You can get to Gornetgrat by taking the electric train from Zermatt.

It takes about half an hour.

There is a 500 metre long suspension bridge near the town Randa, about 10 kilometres North of Zermatt.

The bridge, which opened in 2017, is open for everyone from June until November.

The bridge is free to use. https://www.europaweg.ch/impressionen-eroeffnung-charles-kuonen-haengebruecke/ https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g1974702-d12801197-Reviews-Charles_Kuonen_Suspension_Bridge-Randa_Canton_of_Valais_Swiss_Alps.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kuonen_Suspension_Bridge https://www.zermatt.ch/en/Media/Attractions/The-Charles-Kuonen-Suspension-Bridge

Zermatt is located below Matterhorn, the iconic, pyramidshaped mountain.

The Matterhorn is 4,500 metre high.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/switzerland/valais/zermatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn https://pixabay.com/en/matterhorn-mountain-zermatt-alpine-2141354/

Between August 1861 and July 1865, Edward Whymper, an English mountain climber, tried 7 times with other people to climb the Matterhorn – without success.

On July 14th, 1865, Whymper reached the top of the Matterhorn with 6 other people: Michel Croz from France, the Swiss father and son Peter Taugwalder Sr. and Jr. as well as 3 other British men, Charles Hudson, Francis Douglas and Douglas Robert Hadow.

Walking down from the top of the mountain, Hadow, Croz, Hudson and Douglas fell and died. All but Douglas, whose body was never found, are buried in the Zermatt churchyard.

Between 2005 and 2015, an average of 12 people per year have died on the Matterhorn. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/switzerland/valais/zermatt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn

At the library https://www.gemeindebibliothek-zermatt.ch/ Zermatt, there are about 5,500 books. There are books written in German, Portuguese, Italian, French and English.

A team of 4 people helps readers of all ages at the library in Zermatt.

https://www.gemeindebibliothek-zermatt.ch/team/ http://inside.zermatt.ch/pdf/ZermattInside-2018-2.pdf

Every year in April https://zermatt-unplugged.ch/ takes place. In 2018, there were 75 concerts on 14 stages. For example, Norah Jones played.

There are also children / young people, who play and sing at the event.

To help out, click https://zermatt-unplugged.ch/en/volunteers/

http://inside.zermatt.ch/pdf/ZermattInside-2018-2.pdf

Research by https://www.zermatt.ch/ shows that there is a potential for hotels and other providers of accommodation in Zermatt to improve their use of social media.

http://inside.zermatt.ch/pdf/ZermattInside-2018-1.pdf