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Maienfeld
Maienfeld () is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is a tourist destination in the Alps, both because of the local wine and because it was the setting of the story '' Heidi''. History Maienfeld lies along a key route through the Rhine Valley in the Alps. Prehistoric Bronze work and a pre-Roman cellar have been found in the city and on St. Luzisteig hill. A 3rd-century Roman station or settlement has been found along the old Roman Road. The 4th or 5th century Tabula Peutingeriana map shows a place called ''Magia'' near modern Maienfeld. The village is first mentioned in 831 and was known as ''Lupinis'' at that time. The name of the village changed several times over the following centuries and included; ''Magenza'', ''Lopine'', ''Maging'' and ''Magen zu Luppinis''. Finally, in 1295 the name ''Maienvelt'' was used, which eventually became Maienfeld. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Brandis
Brandis Castle or Maienfeld Castle is a castle in the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Maienfeld of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance, heritage site of national significance. History The Maienfeld area was an important Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman era customs station on the road between Turicum (Zurich) and Brigantium (Bregenz). After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire the area probably remained a local population center and retained some of the Roman buildings and fortifications. During the High Middle Ages the Carolingian Empire, Carolingian Kaiserpfalz, royal estate of ''curtis Lupinis'' was built in the area and the town of Maienfeld grew up around the castle. In the 10th century the Lords of Bregenz probably built a small fortified tower near or on the site of the current castle. The castle was built in the 13th century for the Freiherr von Aspermont an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heidi
''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published between 1880 and 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' () and ''Heidi: How She Used What She Learned'' (). It is a novel about the events in the life of a 5-year-old girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" (as quoted from its subtitle). ''Heidi'' is one of the best-selling books ever written and is among the best-known works of Swiss literature. Plot In the town of Domleschg lived two brothers. The older wasted the family fortune on drinking and gambling, while the younger ran away to serve in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies's Army in Naples. Years later the younger brother returns with a son, Tobias. After Tobias serves an apprenticeship to Mels, father and son move to Dörfli ('small village' in Swiss German) in the municipality of Maienfeld. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Rhine
The Alpine Rhine Valley () is a glacial alpine valley, formed by the Alpine Rhine ( ), the part of the Rhine between the confluence of the Anterior Rhine and Posterior Rhine at Reichenau and Lake Constance. It covers three countries, with sections of the river demarcating the borders between Austria and Switzerland and between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. The full length of the Alpine Rhine is 93.5 km. From Reichenau, the Alpine Rhine flows east, passing Chur and turning north, before it turns north-east at Landquart, and then roughly north, east of Sargans. From here, the Alpine Rhine forms the border between the canton of St. Gallen of Switzerland on the left, west side, and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the east side. About further down, the Rhine then meets the Austrian federal state Vorarlberg and finally flows into Lake Constance, south of Lindau (Germany), which is no longer part of the Rhine Valley. The Swiss-Austrian border follows the historical be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenins
Jenins ''( Romansh: Gianin)'' is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Uienennes''. In 1142 it was mentioned as ''Gininnes''. Geography Jenins has an area, , of . Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. Demographics Jenins has a population (as of ) of . , 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.9%). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fläsch
Fläsch is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Fläsch is first mentioned in 831 as ''Villa Flasce''. Painter Anna Barbara Bansi was a native of the town.Profile at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''. In 1949, the Ellhorn mountain owned by the Balzers municipality in was ceded to Switzerland and became a part of Fläsch. Geography Fläsch has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.8% is forested. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malans, Switzerland
Malans is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Malans is first mentioned about 840 as ''in villa Mellanze''. In 956 it was mentioned as ''Malanz''. Heritage sites of national significance The ''Rohan-Schanze'' archeological site and '' Bothmar Castle'' with its surrounding buildings and park are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance. 21.11.2008 version, accessed 16-Oct-2009 Geography 
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Igis
Igis ''( Romansh: Eigias)'' is a former municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Far better known than its proper name Igis is its hamlet Landquart, because of its Rail Station and motorway exit. The municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Landquart.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 December 2011 History Igis is first mentioned about 840 as ''Ovinae/Aviuns''. In 1149 it was mentioned as ''Auuine'', in 1225 as ''Huiuns'' and in 1253 as ''Yges''.Geography Igis had an area, , of . Of this area, 44.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastrils
Mastrils is a former municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Landquart.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 21 December 2011 History Mastrils is first mentioned in 1318 as ''Ponstrils''. In 1345 it was mentioned as ''Bastrils''. In 1854 the municipality separated from to become an independent municipality.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seewis Im Prättigau
Seewis im Prättigau is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. History Seewis im Prättigau is first mentioned in 1224 as ''de Sevve''. In 1622, Fidelis of Sigmaringen a Capuchin friar, was martyred in the Counter-Reformation at Seewis. Geography Seewis im Prättigau has an area, , of . Of this area, 41.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. It is located on a terrace on the right valley side at the entrance to the Prättigau valley. It consists of the village of Seewis im Prättigau and the sections of Schmitten-Pardisla and the Seewis-Pardisla railway station on the valley floor. Until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizers
Zizers () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Landquart Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. History Zizers is first mentioned in 824 as ''Zizuris''. Of note, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, last Empress of Austria-Hungary, died in Lower Castle Zizers where she had long resided. Geography Zizers has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 39.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 14.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 8.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 6.9% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1985 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards and is fields and grasslands. Since 1985 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] |
Landquart Region
Landquart Region is one of the eleven Districts of Switzerland, administrative districts in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. accessed 16 February 2017 References {{Coord, 46, 58, N, 9, 33, E, region:CH-GR_type:adm2nd_scale:50000, display=title Regions of Graubünden ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counts Of Toggenburg
The counts of Toggenburg (''Grafen von Toggenburg'') ruled the Toggenburg region of today's canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and adjacent areas during the 13th to 15th centuries. A baronial family of Toggenburg is mentioned in the 11th and 12th centuries, but their genealogical connection to the comital family is unclear. They are named for their ancestral seat, now known as ''Alt-Toggenburg'', near Kirchberg, St. Gallen. The castle was built in the 10th or 11th century, and was destroyed in 1085 in a conflict with the Abbot of St. Gallen, later rebuilt and in 1226 given to St. Gallen Abbey by count Diethelm of Toggenburg. The family is attested from the early 13th century, as ''Toccanburg'', later ''Tochimburc''. Diethelm I (possible mention 1176, died 1205 or 1207) was followed by Diethelm II (possible mention 1210, died c. 1230). Either of these was the beneficiary of the inheritance of a number of local noble families (among these Alt-Rapperswil) in c. 1200 and adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
