Leuk Stadt (town)
At the mouth of the Dala gorge, above the Rhône, is Leuk Stadt (725 m/2,379ft; pop. 2,800), a little market town and district administrative capital which was once the summer residence of the Bishop of Sion. Features of interest include a Late Gothic tower (1541-43) once occupied by a local government official, the viztum; the bishop's castle (first mentioned in 1254); the late 15th C. parish church of St Stephan (R.C.); and the former residence of the de Werra family (16th-17th C.).
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Leuk Stadt - Ringacker Chapel
The Ringacker Chapel, on a natural terrace south of Leuk Stadt, is the finest Baroque building in the Valais (1690-94). The interior of this single-naved church is richly decorated in stucco and its monumental altar was completed at the beginning of the 18th C.
Leuk Stadt - Satellite Station
At the Leuk satellite tracking station there is an exhibition on space communication with slide shows, demonstrations and models.
Ausstellungspavillon der Satelliten-Bodenstation Leuk
Postfach 16
CH-3953 Leuk Stadt
Switzerland
Postfach 16
CH-3953 Leuk Stadt
Switzerland
Hours
May 1 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 | 20:00 |
October 1 to April 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 |
