sentences:  Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and 85.0% is unproductive land.The municipality is located in the Visp district, at the end of the Baltschieder valley.The proposed merger of the municipalities of Eggerberg, Ausserberg, Bürchen, Baltschieder, Visp and Visperterminen was rejected by the residents.