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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 roads) ...[...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 this co ...[...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 Leagues s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luven
Luven (formerly known as ''Luvis'') is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Luven, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, 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 
Luven is first mentioned in 765 as ''Lobene''.
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Pitasch
Pitasch is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pitasch, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, 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 Pitasch is first mentioned about 801–50 as ''Pictaui'' though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the lost original. In 960 it was mentioned as ''in Pictaso''.Geography [...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] |
Castrisch
Castrisch () is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Until 1943, it was officially known as Kästris. 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''.Geography Before the merger, Castrisch had a total area of . Of this area, 40.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.3% ...[...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, , but the former subdistricts (''Kreise'') of Disentis, Ilanz, Lumnezia/Lugnez, Ruis and Safien have been abandoned. ''Surselva'' ("above the fores ... [...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 remainder (8.4%) i ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansh Language
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French, and Italian. It also has official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as the Rhaeto-Romance languages, though this is disputed. Romansh is one of the descendant languages of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, which by the 5th century AD replaced the Celtic and Raetic languages previously spoken in the area. Romansh retains a small number of words fro ... [...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 Office access ... [...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 land, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigniu
Pigniu (german: Panix) is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Surselva (district), Surselva in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh language, 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  [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
