page_title: Stalden
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Stalden / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Vispertal von Stalden talauswärts gegen die Berner Alpen mit dem Bietschhorn (links). Français&#160;: Vue sur la Vallée de Viège depuis le sommet de Stalden
context_page_description: Stalden is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Mischabelhörner and Dom.
context_section_description: Stalden has an area, as of 2011, of 10.5 square kilometers (4.1 sq mi).  Of this area, 10.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 71.9% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 6.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 11.7% is unproductive land.
  The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the branching of the Matter and Saas valleys.  It consists of three formerly independent villages Stalden Dorfmark, Chinegga (since 1805) and Niederrusen (since 1817, now called Neubrück).
caption: Visp valley at Stalden
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