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Splügen Castle
The ruins of the former Splügen Castle (german: Burg Splügen) lie east of the village of Splügen GR, Splügen in the Rheinwald forest in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is the only castle in the valley. Location The ruins lie just under one kilometre east of the village on a small hill below the former valley road that ran from the Via Mala over the Splügen Pass, Splügen and San Bernardino Passes. It is an easy ten-minute walk from the village along a lane. It is not possible to drive to the castle. Description The ruins of a fortified, double-winged ''palas'' and an enceinte (''Bering'') are visible on the northern side by the old road. Three of the walls, which are well over a metre thick, have survived; the east wall facing the valley has collapsed. The quoins have a clear border (''Kantenschlag''). One additional wall divides the site into an eastern and western half. The elevated entrance with its Gothic (architecture), Gothic archway, with door jamb, jambs ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splügen Von NW
Splügen (Romansh language, Romansh: ''Spleia'', Italian language, Italian: ''Spluga'') is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Viamala Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Switzerland, Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald, Switzerland, Rheinwald. In 1995, the Swiss Heritage Society bestowed the Wakker Prize to Splügen. History Splügen is first mentioned about 840 as ''cella in Speluca''. Geography Splügen has an area, , of . Of this area, 38.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (42.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rheinwald sub-district, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
