Visperterminen

Visperterminen is first mentioned in the 11th Century as Termenum. In 1221 it was mentioned as Terminum.
Visperterminen has an area, of 51.63 km2 . Of this area, about 27.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled and 35.8% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 44 ha or about 0.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 13 ha over the 1981 amount. Of the agricultural land, 59 ha is used for orchards and vineyards, 397 ha is fields and grasslands and 1,169 ha consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1981 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 263 ha . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 167 ha . Rivers and lakes cover 50 ha in the municipality.

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