Naters

Naters is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Birgisch and Mund merged into the municipality of Naters, which also includes the villages of Hegdorn, Geimen, Mehlbaum, Rischinen and Blatten bei Naters.

Naters
Blatten
Location of Naters
Naters
Naters
Coordinates: 46°19′N 7°59′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonValais
DistrictBrig
Government
  MayorGemeindepräsident (list)
Manfred Holzer CVP/PDC
(as of February 2014)
Area
  Total101.26 km2 (39.10 sq mi)
Elevation
673 m (2,208 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total10,073
  Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
3904
SFOS number6007
Surrounded byBaltschieder, Betten, Birgisch, Bitsch, Blatten (Lötschen), Brig-Glis, Fieschertal, Mund, Riederalp, Termen
Twin townsOrnavasso (Italy)
Websitewww.naters.ch
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