What is Ernen?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Ernen | municipality_name = Ernen | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Ernen COA alt.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Ernen.png | languages = German | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = [[Goms (district)|Goms]] |coordinates={{coord|46|24|N|8|9|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3995 | municipality_code = 6056 | area = 35.4 | elevation = 1196|elevation_description= | population = 511 | populationof = Dec 2015 | website = www.ernen.ch | mayor = Christine Clausen |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Bellwald]], [[Binn]], [[Blitzingen]], [[Fiesch]], [[Grafschaft, Switzerland|Grafschaft]], [[Grengiols]], [[Lax, Switzerland|Lax]], [[Niederwald, Switzerland|Niederwald]], [[Reckingen-Gluringen]] | twintowns = }} '''Ernen''' ([[Walliser German]]: ''Ärne'', {{lang-fr|Aragnon}}) is a [[municipality]] in the [[district]] of [[Goms (district)|Goms]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]]. On 1 January 2005, the former municipalities of Ausserbinn, Ernen, Mühlebach and Steinhaus merged into the municipality of Ernen. In 1997, Ernen was awarded the [[Wakker Prize]] for the preservation of its architectural heritage. [[File:Ernen Bellwald.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ernen]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Ernen}} * [http://www.ernen.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}} {{Switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Municipalities in Goms]]