What is Leuk?
{{Infobox Swiss town | subject_name = Leuk | municipality_name = Leuk | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Leuk COA.svg|pixel_coa= | map = Karte Gemeinde Leuk.png | languages = German | canton = Valais | iso-code-region = CH-VS | district = [[Leuk (district)|Leuk]] |coordinates={{coord|46|17|N|7|38|E|display=inline,title}} | postal_code = 3953 | municipality_code = 6110 | area = 44.16 | elevation = 731|elevation_description= | population = 3376|populationof=2002 | website = www.leuk.ch | mayor = Gaston Oggier|mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = Briannen, Gampinen, Leuk-Stadt, Pfyn, Pletschen, St. Josephsheim, Susten | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= [[Agarn]], [[Albinen]], [[Bratsch]], [[Chandolin]], [[Erschmatt]], [[Guttet-Feschel]], [[Inden, Switzerland|Inden]], [[Salgesch]], [[Turtmann]], [[Varen, Switzerland|Varen]] | twintowns = [[Münchwilen, Thurgau]] (Switzerland) |}} '''Leuk''' (French '''Loèche''') is a municipality of Switzerland and is the capital city of the district of [[Leuk (district)|Leuk]] in the [[Cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]] in [[Switzerland]]. Since it controls access to the [[Gemmipass]], it had some importance from the time of [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Raetia]]. The [[Leukerbad]] hot baths are just North of Leuk, towards the pass. Loèche houses the installations of [[Onyx (interception system)|Onyx]], the Swiss interception system for electronic intelligence gathering. On 1 January 2013, the former municipality of [[Erschmatt]] merged into the municipality of Leuk. [[File:Ansicht Leuk.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Leuk]] == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == {{commonscat-inline|Leuk}} *http://www.leuk.ch {{in lang|de}} {{switzerland-stub}} [[Category:Municipalities in Leuk]] [[Category:Cities in Switzerland]]