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Ladir
Ladir is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ladir, Castrisch, Ilanz, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Ladir is first mentioned about 850 as ''Leitura''.Geography Before the merger, Ladir had a total area of . Of this area, 50.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilanz/Glion
Ilanz/Glion (german: Ilanz ; rm, Glion ) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun, and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Castrisch is first mentioned in 765 as ''Castrices''. Ladir is first mentioned about 850 as ''Leitura''. Luven is first mentioned in 765 as ''Lobene''. Pitasch is first mentioned about 801–50 as ''Pictaui'' though th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruschein
Ruschein (, ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is the Sursilvan dialect of Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ruschein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Ruschein is first mentioned in 765 as ''Rucene''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schnaus
Schnaus is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Schnaus, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Schnaus is first mentioned about 840 as ''Scanaues''.Geography Before the merger, Schnaus had a total area of . Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remain ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilanz
Ilanz ( rm, Glion) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The former municipality of Ilanz was congruent with the town of Ilanz. On 1 January 1978, the former municipality of Strada merged into the new municipality of Ilanz. On 1 January 2014, the municipality of Ilanz and the surrounding municipalities Castrisch, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion. History Ilanz is first mentioned in 765 as "''Iliande''." Ilanz became the capital of the newly formed Grey League in 1395. The Grey League was the second of the Three Leagues which eventually formed canton Graubünden. Johannes von Ilanz, the Abbot of Disentis, was among the three nobles instrumental in creating this "eternal alliance." Ilanz has a special place in the history of the Protestant Reformation. In the 1520s, the Diet of Ilanz declared that citizens of the Three League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surselva (district)
Surselva Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton.Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz – Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017 Surselva Region has an area of , with a population of as of .. It corresponds exactly to its predecessor, Surselva District, but the former subdistricts (''Kreise'') of Disentis, Ilanz, Lumnezia/Lugnez, Ruis and Safien have been abandoned. ''Surselva'' ("above the forest") is the name of the valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riein
Riein () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Riein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Riein is first mentioned in 765 as ''Renino''. In 960 it was mentioned as ''Raine''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crap Masegn
The Crap Masegn is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located near Flims in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies south of the Vorab. Territorially it divides on the municipal areas of Falera on its eastern face, a narrow southern stripe of Ladir and Ruschein on its western face. There is a station of an aerial cableway of the same name which is nowhere near this peak but one kilometer southeast, on the nameless junction of the two ridges of ''Crest Da Tiarms'' and ''Crest La Siala''. There is a chairlift and a gondola lift ending there as well, all of them belonging to the skiing resort of ''Flims-Laax-Falera'' which uses the name of Laax only for winter marketing. See also *List of mountains of Switzerland accessible by public transport This is a list of mountains of Switzerland above 800 metres whose summits are accessible by public transport. This list includes mountains with a topographic prominence of at least 30 metres that have a station above the height of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rueun
Rueun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Rueun is first mentioned in 765 as ''Ruane''. Until 1943 Rueun was known as Ruis.published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falera
Falera is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Falera is a part of the ''Alpenarena'' along with the towns of Flims and Laax and is the most secluded of the three. History Falera is a town of rich culture and history. In 1800 B.C., a settlement was started on the Mutta. This came during the Bronze Age and was very significant in the early development of what today is Switzerland. The village is first mentioned in 765 as ''Falariae''. While the first actual mention of a church in Falera was in 840-841. However, the current church was not built until 1491. The church was built on the foot of the Mutta and was named after St. Remigius. Around the church are stone pillars (megaliths or menhirs), arranged geometrically, that are said to date around 1500 B.C. Later, in the year 1903, another church was built. This church was built directly in the village and was named the Herz-Jesu-Kirche or "Heart of Jesus Church" . It, along with the origi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvin
Duvin (german: Duvin ), rm, Duin ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Duvin, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Duvin is first mentioned about 840 as ''Auna''. In 1290 it was mentioned as ''Aiuns''.Geography Before the merger, Duvin had a total area of . Of this area, 22% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40% is forested. Of the rest of the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sevgein
Sevgein (; german: Seewis im Oberland) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Sevgein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History Sevgein is first mentioned about 840 as ''Soviene''.Geography Before the merger, Sevgein had a total area of . Of this area, 39.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigniu
Pigniu (german: Panix) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pigniu, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 13 December 2014 History 
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