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Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl (; Romansh language, Romansh ), often also as ''Sils i.E./Segl'', is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons. It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romansh, ; ''Seglias'' is part of Segl Maria) and Segl Baselgia (German: ''Sils Baselgia''; ''Baselgia'' is Romansh for church); the Val Fex (German: ''Fextal''); and three ''Maiensäss''e (Alpine pastures traditionally used for spring grazing): Grevasalvas, Blaunca and Buaira, above ''Plaun da Lej'' on the left side of the valley. Name and coat of arms The municipality's official label uses both the German language, German and the Romansh language, Romansh versions of its name: ''Segl'' is the Romansh version while ''Sils im Engadin'' is the German. Engadin is Romansh for "Valley of the Inn ()", the river, which flows northeast from Maloja through Sils Baselgia and eventually into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Sils
Lake Sils (German ''Silsersee'', Romansh: ''Lej da Segl'') is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley, Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin. Geography The lake lies at an altitude of 1,797 metres above sea level, between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana. Several mountains over 3,000 metres overlook the lake, notably Piz Corvatsch, Piz Grevasalvas and Piz da la Margna. The lake's drainage basin culminates at Piz Fora (3,336 m) and comprises the Vadrec da Fedoz glacier. With a surface area of 4.1 km2, Lake Sils is the largest lake of the Engadine. It is also the largest natural lake in the Alps lying above 1,000 metres. The lake was formed by a prehistoric landslide dam, similarly to Lake Silvaplana. The wooded Chastè peninsula extends into the lake at its north-eastern end. At the end of the peninsula there is a plaque to Friedrich Nietzsche with a passage from ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra''. Near the peninsula is located the wooded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Fex
View from Upper Engadine in Switzerland">Lake Sils into Val Fex Val Fex (Romansh language">Romansh; ) is a southern side valley from the Engadin">Upper Engadine in Switzerland, located at an altitude of around above sea level. It belongs to the municipality of Sils im Engadin/Segl. There are a few small hamlets in the valley, such as Fex Platta, Fex Crasta, Vaüglia at its entrance, and Muot and Curtins on the half way. At the very end one finds the ''Alp Muot Selvas'' () at the former (about 150 years ago) foot of the glaciers. The river Fedacla runs through the valley, starting at the feet of the three glaciers roughly from south to the north and enters the Lej da Silvaplauna in the Upper Engadine. The valley is dominated by several high Alpine mountains, Piz Corvatsch () to the east side of the valley, Il Chapütschin () in the far back of the valley, La Muongia () and Piz Tremoggia () above the glacier Vadret del Tremoggia, Piz Fora Piz Fora is a mountain in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nietzsche-Haus, Sils Maria
The Nietzsche-Haus is a house in Sils Maria in the Engadin region of Switzerland, where the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche lived during the summers of 1881 and from 1883 to 1888. Nietzsche's visits Friedrich Nietzsche rented a modest room in the Durisch family's house in the heart of Sils Maria for seven summers (1881 and 1883–88). The nearly 200-year-old house was owned by the Durisch family and continued to be privately owned for many years after Nietzsche's visits. Museum In 1958 the house was sold to the "Nietzsche House Sils-Maria Foundation", which had it renovated and opened a museum there on 25 August 1960, the 60th anniversary of Nietzsche's death. The museum contains five permanent exhibits, including a representation of the room Nietzsche rented from the Durischs, and a replica of his study in Basel. There is a room devoted to Oscar Levy, who oversaw the first translation of Nietzsche's works into English, and one about Sils' literary connexions. Finally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Engadine
The Engadin or Engadine (;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ''Gidegna''. ; ; ) is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn () from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Name In English, the valley is known as either ''Engadin'' (, locally also ) or ''Engadine'' ( , ). The Romansh toponym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivio
Bivio (, ) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 History Bivio is first mentioned about 840 as ''de stabulo Bivio''. At one time it was known, in German, as ''Stallen'' and until 1895/1903 by its Italian name ''Stalla''.Geography Bivio had an area, , of . Of this area, 48.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 2.2% is fo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine (;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ''Gidegna''. ; ; ) is a long high Alps, Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn (river), Inn () from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Name In English, the valley is known as either ''Engadin'' (, locally also ) or ''Engadine'' ( , ). The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philology, classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche became the youngest professor to hold the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel. Plagued by health problems for most of his life, he resigned from the university in 1879, and in the following decade he completed much of his core writing. In 1889, aged 44, he suffered a collapse and thereafter a complete loss of his mental faculties, with paralysis and vascular dementia. He lived his remaining years under the care of his family until his death. Friedrich Nietzsche bibliography, His works and Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, his philosophy have fostered not only extensive scholarship but also much popular interest. Nietzsche's work encompasses philosophical polemics, poetry, cultural criticism and fiction, while displaying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maloja Pass
Maloja Pass ( Italian: ''Passo del Maloja'', German: ''Malojapass'') (1815m a.s.l.) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden, linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in Italy. It marks the divide between the Inn and Po watersheds. Lägh da Bitabergh is near the pass. The road from Chiavenna to Silvaplana with distances and elevation: * 0 km Chiavenna 333 m * 10 km Castasegna (Italian-Swiss border) 696 m * 13 km Promontogno 802 m * 16 km Stampa 994 m * 18 km Borgonovo 1029 m * 19 km Vicosoprano 1065 m * 27 km Casaccia 1458 m * 32 km Maloja Pass 1815 m * 33 km Maloja 1809 m * 40 km Sils im Engadin/Segl 1798 m * 44 km Silvaplana 1802 m The Maloja Pass is open in winter. However, after heavy snowfalls the road may be closed for a couple of hours or for an entire day. Even if open, the road might be covered with snow making snow/winter tir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sils Im Domleschg
Sils im Domleschg ( Romansh: ''Seglias'') is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Sils im Domleschg is first mentioned in 1149 as ''de Sillas''. Geography Sils im Domleschg has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 14.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 70.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 6.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 3.8% 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] |
Maloja Region
Maloja Region is one of the eleven Districts of Switzerland, administrative districts in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Grisons in Switzerland. It has 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, 24, 9, N, 9, 41, 42, E, source:plwiki_region:CH, display=title Regions of Graubünden Engadin People from Maloja District, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stampa
Stampa is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Maloja (district), Maloja district of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton, Graubünden. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Stampa is first mentioned after 1354 as ''Stamppa'' and was named so in honor of the Stampa (family), Stampa family, overlords of the area. Geography Stampa has an area, , of . Of this area, 14.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (66.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and is the administrative and cultural center of the sub-district. The municipality is divided into two distinct territories, the smaller in the Bregaglia Range, Val Bregaglia and the larger which extends from the two sides of the Maloja Pass and Engadin. It consists of the valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvaplana
Silvaplana (Romansh language, Romansh: ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Maloja Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden and the name of a lake in the municipality. History The first sign of a settlement in the borders of the municipality are some Roman Empire, Roman-era broken pillars on the Julier Pass. The village church was first mentioned in 1356. A new, gothic architecture, late gothic church was built in 1491. In 1556 the village converted to the Protestant Reformation. Geography Silvaplana has an area, , of . Of this area, 19.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (64.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Silvaplana is located on Lake Silvaplana in the Engadin, Upper Engadine . Before 2017, it was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
