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Almens
Almens ('' Romansh: Almen'') is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Almens is first mentioned in the first half of the 9th Century as ''de Lemenne''.Geography 
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Domleschg
Domleschg is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Almens is first mentioned in the first half of the 9th Century as ''de Lemenne''. Paspels is first mentioned in 1237 as ''in villa Pascuals'' though the original record no longer exists. In 1246 it was mentioned as ''de Pascuals''. Pratval is first mentioned in 1345 as ''Prau de Valle''. Rodels is first ment ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodels
Rodels ''( Romansh: Roten)'' is a former municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, located in the district of Hinterrhein. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Rodels is first mentioned in the mid-12th Century as ''ad Rautine''.Geography 
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Paspels, Switzerland
Paspels ( rm, Pasqual) is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Paspels is first mentioned in 1237 as ''in villa Pascuals'' though the original record no longer exists. In 1246 it was mentioned as ''de Pascuals''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinterrhein (district)
Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of and had a population of 13,179 in 2015. Much of the district became part of the Viamala Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. accessed 16 February 2017 Hinterrhein District consisted of five '' Kreise'' (sub-districts) and twenty-four |
Pratval
Pratval is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Pratval is first mentioned in 1345 as ''Prau de Valle''.Geography 
Before the merger, Pratval had a total area of . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paspels
Paspels ( rm, Pasqual) is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 History Paspels is first mentioned in 1237 as ''in villa Pascuals'' though the original record no longer exists. In 1246 it was mentioned as ''de Pascuals''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scharans
Scharans ''( Romansh: Scharons)'' is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Scharans is first mentioned in 1200 as ''agrum Schraunis''. Geography Scharans has an area, , of . Of this area, 26.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Scharans and the hamlets of St. Agata, Stufels, Parnegl and Prin. It is located on a low terrace on the right hand side of the Albula and Hinterrhein rivers. Demographics Scharans has a population (as of ) of . , 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fürstenau, Switzerland
Fürstenau ''( Romansh: Farschno)'' is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the smallest town to hold city rights with a market right received from Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1354. History Fürstenau is first mentioned in 1257 as ''Fúrstenowo'' and ''Furstinowe''. Originally there were two medieval tower houses or guard towers and a bishop's house in the area that became Fürstenau. The Bishop's summer residence is of course the reason for the city right. Geography Fürstenau has an area, , of . Of this area, 52.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 9.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Domleschg sub-district of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It consists of the village of Fürstenau and Fürstenaubruck, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churwalden
Churwalden is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It incorporates the former municipalities of Malix and Parpan. History Churwalden is first mentioned in 1149 as ''silva Augeria''. In 1191 it was mentioned as ''de Curwalde''. Geography Churwalden has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 43.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 12.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 2.6% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1984/85 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1984/85 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomils
Tomils is a former municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 2 January 2013 Demographics Tomils had a population (as of 2013) of 717.accessed 16 January 2015 Dreibündenstein [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansch Language
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French, and Italian. It also has official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as the Rhaeto-Romance languages, though this is disputed. Romansh is one of the descendant languages of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, which by the 5th century AD replaced the Celtic and Raetic languages previously spoken in the area. Romansh retains a small number of words from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
