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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 mentione ...
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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 mentione ...
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Ortenstein Castle
Ortenstein Castle is a castle in the municipality of Domleschg of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. History The castle was built around 1250 on the bishop's land near Tumegl/Tomils. It was built either by the Bishop of Chur or by his representative, the Lords of Vaz. The ecclesiastical farms in Tomils were given as a fief to the Vaz family in 1275. The castle is first mentioned in 1309 as ''Ortenstain''. In 1338 the castle fief was inherited by Ursula von Werdenberg after the extinction of the male heirs of Vaz. By the 14th century the ministerialis (unfree knights in service to a higher noble) family of Ortenstein held the castle for the Werdenberg-Sargans family. In the 15th century a number of nobles lived in Ortenstein. The castle was destroyed in 1451 during a war between the residents of the Schams valley and the Counts of Werdenberg-Sargans. On 21 July 1452 the Counts and the League of God's House sig ...
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Tumegl/Tomils
Tumegl/Tomils is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Tumegl/Tomils merged with Feldis/Veulden, Scheid and Trans to form the municipality of Tomils.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009


History

Tumegl/Tomils is first mentioned in 1141 as ''in Tumillis''.


Geography

Tumegl/Tomils has an area, , of . Of this area, 34% is used for agricultural purposes, whil ...
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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

Before the merger, Almens had a total area of .
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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''.


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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 .
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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

Before the merger, Rodels had a ...
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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


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Viamala Region
Viamala 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. Mergers * On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Mutten merged into the municipality of Thusis. * On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged into the new municipality of Rheinwald. * On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein Casti-Wergenstein or Casti-Vargistagn is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipal ..., Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipality of Muntogna da Schons. References {{coord, 46.66, N, 9.45, E, region:CH, display=title Regions of Graubünden ...
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Trans GR
Trans is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Trans merged with Feldis/Veulden, Scheid and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009


History

Trans is first mentioned in the middle of the 12th Century as ''Hof ad Tranne''.


Geography

Trans has an area, , of . Of this area, 30.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municip ...
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Inventory Of Swiss Heritage Sites
The Federal Inventory of Heritage Sites (ISOS) is part of a 1981 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage. Sites of national importance Types The types are based on the Ordinance and consolidated/translated as follows: *city: german: Stadt, Stadt/Flecken, it, città, french: ville *town: german: Kleinstadt, Kleinstadt (Flecken), it, borgo, borgo/cittadina, french: petite ville *urbanized village: german: verstädtertes Dorf, it, villaggio urbanizzato, french: village urbanisé, rm, vischnanca urbanisada *village: german: Dorf, it, villaggio, french: village, rm, vischnanca *hamlet: german: Weiler, it, frazione, frazione (casale), french: hameau, rm, aclaun *special case: german: Spezialfall, it, caso particolare, french: cas particulier, cas spécial, rm, cas spezial References * External links ISOS* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heritage Sites Heritage registers in Switzerland Switzerland geograph ...
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Rietberg Castle
Rietberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Pratval of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. It was the site of the murder of Pompeius Planta in 1621 by Jörg Jenatsch during the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants known as the Bündner Wirren. History From foundation to the 17th century The central tower and oldest part of the castle was built in the 13th century, though it may have been built around an earlier 12th-century tower. It was built for the Lords of Rietberg, who in 1286 were vassals of the Freiherr von Sax-Misox. In the 14th century they became vassals of the Bishop of Chur. At that time they held the castle and estates in Schams, Chur and Oberhalbstein and were the bishop's representative in Oberhalbstein and Oberengadin. The last male member of the Rietberg line, Johann von Reitberg, attempted to guarantee that the castle and his estates would pass to his wife, Berta von Rhäzüns, a ...
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