Sierre, Switzerland general view RP ppc 1963 stamp

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Sierre, Switzerland - real photo type
• Publisher:  Photo Parrochet, Lausanne
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  30c red 'Zurich' definitive
• Postmark(s):  18 July 1963 cds - town not clear
• Sent to:  Craybrooke Road, Sidcup, Kent, England
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Sierre (German: Siders) is the capital of the district of Sierre in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.

It is situated on the French-German language border of the canton of Wallis (Valais in French)

It has a population of 14,355.It is situated on the French-German language border of the canton of Wallis (Valais in French). As a German-speaking minority lives in Sierre, it counts as one of the three official bilingual towns in Switzerland. Sierre is starting point for the tourist sites of the Val d'Anniviers comprising the villages of Vercorin, Chandolin, St-Luc Vissoie, St-Jean Chandolin, Grimentz, Zinal and Ayer. Sierre is connected with Crans-Montana by a funicular railway.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Sierre became economically important as very early aluminium smelting is enabled by its access to hydroelectricity. Today the aluminium factory 'Novelis' employs 1200 workers in Chippis and Sierre.

Sierre is host to a local wine museum (Musée Valaisan de la Vigne et du Vin) and of a museum dedicated to the memory of Rainer Maria Rilke who lived there until his death and is buried in the nearby town of Raron.

Lac de Géronde is a small lake at its outskirts.