The municipality is the capital of the Leuk district. It is located above the right side of the Rhone, between the Dala gorge and the Feschelbach river. The town is surrounded by vineyards. It consists of the village of Leuk-Stadt, the castle, the village of Susten on the left bank of the Rhone and the hamlets of Brianen, Feithieren, Gampinen and Pfyn.
The important looking old village of Leuk (2608 ') , with its castle and towers (p . 155) , lies on the right bank , high above the Rhone. To the left, on an eminence , is perched the church of Varen (p . 155) . On the right , high above the ravine of the Dala (p . 154) which opens here , lies the village of Albinen (p . 154) , situated on a shelving pasture . On the left bank of the Rhone we next reach ( 6 M. ) the small village of Susten (2044' ; *Hôtel de la Souste ; diligence in summer twice daily to the Baths of Leuk , 5 , coupé 6 ½ fr .; one-horse carr. 12, two- horse 20 fr .) .
On the left, above the covered bridge of Leuk, are two pillars of an ancient aqueduct . On the plain , which is fertilised by alluvial deposits from the Illgraben, the château of Baron de Verra rises on the right.
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