Ennetmoos

History

Ennetmoos is first mentioned in 1311 or 1315 as Ennetmooss. The dragon in the municipality's coat of arms is inspired by the legend of Strut von Winkelried, as the home castle of the Winkelrieds of the 13th century has been placed in the municipality's territory.

Geography

Ennetmoos has an area, , of . Of this area, 47.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (2.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the village of Ennetmoos and the hamlets of St. Jakob, Rohren, Allweg/Grueb and Rotzloch.

Most-observed species

• Meadow Brown

  Maniola jurtina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  5,339
• Annual Fleabane

  Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. · Magnoliopsida
  4,678
• Butterfly-bush

  Buddleja davidii Franch. · Magnoliopsida
  3,710
• Ringlet

  Aphantopus hyperantus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  2,688
• Common Toad

  Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
  2,309
• Common Blue

  Polyommatus icarus (von Rottemburg, 1775) · Insecta
  2,232
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,848
• Small Tortoiseshell

  Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
  1,772

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2026-04-26
  4 km N of Quarten, Switzerland
• M 4.1 — 2025-07-21
  4 km E of Frutigen, Switzerland
• M 3.5 — 2024-06-27
  1 km SSW of Todtmoos, Germany
• M 4.2 — 2024-06-04
  2 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
• M 3.8 — 2022-09-01
  2 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
• M 2.7 — 2022-08-23
  4 km S of Turtmann, Switzerland