Zermatt and the Matterhorn
11 December 2021
The history of Zermatt dates back to the 13th century. In 1280, the village was mentioned for the first time in a charter under the name “Pratobornum”. The first German name was mentioned in documents from 1495 and 1544. The German names were “zer mat”, “zer Mat”, or “zur Matt”. “Zermatt” was the name in … Read more » “Zermatt and the Matterhorn”