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Trimmis
Trimmis is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Trimmis is first mentioned in 765 as ''Tremine''. In 768 it was mentioned as ''Tremune''. Geography Trimmis has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Until 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it is part of the Landquart Region. The municipality is located near the Rhine River about north of the cantonal capital of Chur. It consists of the village of Trimmis and the hamlets of Letsch and Talein and since 2008 the former municipality of Says. In 1880 the Says separated from Trimmis to become an independent municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Says
Says was a municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2008 the municipality was incorporated into neighboring Trimmis. History Says is first mentioned in 1222 as ''in Seians''. In 1258 it was mentioned as ''Seyes''. Geography Says has an area, , of . Of this area, 34.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The village is located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district. It is located on a terrace above the ''Churer Rheintal'' (Chur branch of the Rhine river). It consists of the sections of Valtanna, Untersays and Obersays. In 1880 the municipality separated from Trimmis to become an independent municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landquart Region
Landquart Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the 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] |
Haldenstein
Haldenstein is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Haldenstein merged into the municipality of Chur. History Haldenstein is first mentioned in 1149 as ''Lanze''. In 1370 it was mentioned as ''Lentz inferior''. Geography Haldenstein had an area, , of . Of this area, 25.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Plessur Region. It is located north of Chur and on the left bank of the Rhine River. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Haldenstein (which is an elevation of ) and the hamlets of Batänja (former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zizers
Zizers ( rm, Zezras) is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria-Hungary died in Zizers. History Zizers is first mentioned in 824 as ''Zizuris''. 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] |
Untervaz
Untervaz is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History Untervaz is first mentioned between 768-800 as ''Uaze''. Between 801-850 it was mentioned as ''Vazes'' and between 1210-1300 it was called ''Vatz inferiore''. Geography Untervaz has an area, , of . Of this area, 40% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It is on the eastern foot of the Calanda mountains and is in the ''Churer Rheintal'' (Chur branch of the Rhine valley). Demographics Untervaz has a population (as of ) of . , 9.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 14.1%. Most of the population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maladers
Maladers is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Maladers merged into Chur. History Maladers is first mentioned in 1156 as ''de Maladru''. Geography Maladers has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 28.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 1.8% 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, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. 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] |
Valzeina
Valzeina is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2011 Fanas and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of Grüsch. History Valzeina is first mentioned in 1367 as ''Valtzennas''. Geography Valzeina has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of scattered settlements in Vorder-Valzeina, Hinter-Valzeina and Sigg (on the right side of the valley). The municipalities of Grüsch and Valzeina are considering a merger on 1 January 2010 into a new municipality that will be known as Grüsch. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Furna
Furna (Highest Alemannic: ''Furnä'') is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. History Furna is first mentioned in 1479 as ''Furnen''. Demographics Furna has a population (as of ) of . , 0.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population () speaks German (99.5%), with the rest speaking Norwegian ( 0.5%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 28-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers , twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), Terracina (Italy) '' Chur (, locally ; it, Coira ; rm, label=Sursilvan, Cuera ; rm, label= Vallader, Cuoira ; rm, label= Puter and Rumantsch Grischun, Cuira ; rm, label= Surmiran, Coira; rm, label=Sutsilvan, Cuera or ; french: Coire ) la, CVRIA, and . is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of the Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton. The city, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town of Switzerland. The official language of Chur is German,In this context, the term "German" is used as an umbrella term for any variety of German. A person is allowed to communicate with the authorities by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castiel, Switzerland
Castiel () is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Castiel, Calfreisen, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Castiel is first mentioned in 1132 as ''Castellum''.Geography 
Before the merger, Castiel had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% i ...
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Calfreisen
Calfreisen ( rm, ) is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Calfreisen is first mentioned in 1156 as ''Caureisene''.Geography Before the merger, Calfreisen had a total area of . Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.8%) is non-product ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Swiss Federal Election
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States. The other three members of the Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date.The date of the election of the members of the Council of States is a matter of cantonal law. 24 cantons have chosen to let the elections coincide with the federally regulated National Council elections. Two cantons are electing their members of the Council of States at an earlier date: Zug reelected its incumbents Peter Bieri and Rolf Schweiger on 29 October 2006, while Appenzell Innerrhoden elected Ivo Bischofsberger as its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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