This is a Vintage Original 1985 Travel Poster for SWITZERLAND - ZERMATT - The Matterhorn - It is not a reprint or reproduction. Poster measures 25" x 40". It is in excellent condition! Colors are bright and brilliant. Minore edge wear lower left birder, as shown. Corners and edges are sharp. No tears, tape or pin holes (please see photos). It would be difficult to find another in this good of condition. Displays beautifully!
'Matterhorn/Cervin Foto Klopfenstein Adelhoden'
'Printed in Switzerland - Imprime en Suisse'
WIGRA WERBUNG AG. CH-8002 Zurich 1985/5000'
Fabulous poster featuring photo scene of the Matterhorn! Rare item!
Zermatt , Swiss Standard German: [ts?r?mat]) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
It lies at the upper end of Mattertal at an elevation of 1,620 m (5,310 ft), at the foot of Switzerland's highest peaks. It lies about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the over 3,292 m (10,801 ft) high Theodul Pass bordering Italy. Zermatt is the southernmost commune of the German Sprachraum.
Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps. Until the mid-19th century, it was predominantly an agricultural community; the first and tragic ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 was followed by a rush on the mountains surrounding the village, leading to the construction of many tourist facilities. The year-round population (as of December 2020) is 5,820, though there may be several times as many tourists in Zermatt at any one time.
Much of the local economy is based on tourism, with about half of the jobs in town in hotels or restaurants and just under half of all apartments are vacation apartments. Just over one-third of the permanent population was born in the town, while another third moved to Zermatt from outside Switzerland.