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(advertising).  Message to User:  Original Post: 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 2011) is 5,746, though there
may be several times as many tourists in town 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 village, while
another third moved to Zermatt from outside Switzerland.  [Link
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