12 Facts About Zermatt

Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps.

Praborno or Prato Borno are the older names of Zermatt; they appear in the ancient maps as early as the thirteenth century.

The reason of this change from Praborno to Zermatt is attributed to the gradual replacement of the Romance-speaking people by German-speaking colony.

Zermatt is traversed by the main river of the valley: the Matter Vispa, which rises at the glaciers at the feet of the highest peaks: the Gorner Glacier on the east side near Monte Rosa and the Zmutt Glacier on the west side between Dent d'Herens and Dent Blanche.

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Zermatt is a starting point for hikes into the mountains, including the Haute Route that leads to Chamonix in France and the Patrouille des Glaciers.

Zermatt is the western terminus for the Glacier Express rail service connecting to St Moritz and the MGB .

Together with eleven other towns Zermatt is a member of the community Best of the Alps.

Zermatt is known throughout the world for its skiing, especially Triftji for its moguls.

Skiing in Zermatt is split up into four areas: Sunnegga, Gornergrat, Klein Matterhorn and Schwarzsee.

Zermatt is marketed as an all-year skiing resort, with summer skiing limited to the Theodul Glacier behind the Klein Matterhorn.

In Zermatt there were a total of 24 classes and 458 students in the primary school.