▁. ▁ ▁Of ▁this ▁area , ▁ 5 4 . 8 % ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes , ▁while ▁ 2 3 . 4 % ▁is ▁for ested . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁land , ▁ 2 % ▁is ▁settled ▁( build ings ▁or ▁roads ) ▁and ▁the ▁remainder ▁( 1 9 . 8 %) ▁is ▁non - product ive ▁( ri vers , ▁gla ci ers ▁or ▁mountains ). ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁municipality ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁R ue un ▁sub - d istrict ▁of ▁the ▁S urs el va ▁district . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁M unda un ▁mountain ▁chain , ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁valley . ▁ ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁settlement s ▁which ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁five ▁Pir ten ▁around ▁the ▁central ▁village ▁of ▁Me ier hof . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁The ▁municipal ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ' ▁bla zon ▁is ▁Per ▁pale ▁G ules ▁a ▁Key ▁Or ▁and ▁Azure ▁two ▁B ars ▁Argent . ▁ ▁The ▁right ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁se al ▁of ▁the ▁Frei herr ▁of ▁Rh ä z ü ns , ▁who ▁acquired ▁rights ▁in ▁O bers ax en ▁through ▁the ▁Wal ser ▁imm igration . ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁is ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁Saint ▁Peter ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Century ▁village ▁se al . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁O bers ax en ▁had ▁ ▁a ▁population ▁( as ▁of ▁