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Surses
Sursés (german: Oberhalbstein) is a municipality in the Albula Region 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 Sursés.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016. History Bivio 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''.Cunter Cunter is first mentioned in 1370 as ''Contra''. ...
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Savognin
Savognin (in local Romansh dialect ''Suagnign''; it, Savognino; german: Schweiningen, official name until 1890) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. 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 The village is the major center of the Gelgia valley, and is a foreign tourist destination in both summer and winter. The official language i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunter
Cunter ( Romansh, in German: Conters im Oberhalbstein) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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. published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 History Cunter is first mentioned in 1370 as ''Contra''.Geography Cunter had an area, , of . Of this area, 32.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulegns
Mulegns is a village and a former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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. published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 History Around 600-500 BC, a mine and were built in the Val Faller (Faller valley) near mod ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riom-Parsonz
Riom-Parsonz is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula (district), Albula in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was created from the 1979 union of the villages of ''Riom'' and ''Parsonz''. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur, Switzerland, 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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmorera
Marmorera (german: Marmels) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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. Until the end of the 19th century, its population was almost exclusively Romansh-speaking. This figure has however since been in decline, with its 2000 census reporting that 57% of the population now declared German as a first language. The old village was destroyed and flooded when the Marmorera dam was constructed. The current village was built above Lai da Marmorera. History Marmorera is first mentioned about 840 as ''ad Marmoraria''. Geography Marmorera had an area, , of . Of this area, 35.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.4%) is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sur, Switzerland
Sur ( rm, Sour) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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. published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27 April 2016 The majority of its population are Romansh-speaking (the dialect), with the 2000 census reporting that some 75% claimed it as their first language. History The nearby[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parsonz
Riom-Parsonz is a former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was created from the 1979 union of the villages of ''Riom'' and ''Parsonz''. 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 
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Tinizong-Rona
Tinizong-Rona is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the Sursés in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was formed in 1998 from the villages of ''Tinizong'' and '' Rona''. The local administration is situated in Tinizong. 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. History Tinizong is mentioned during the Nervan–Antonine dynasty (96 to 192) of the Roman Empire as ''Tinetione'', a station on the Roman Septimer Pass route. Rona is first mentioned in 1330 as ''Rouenam''. In 1377 it was mentioned as ''Rouvena'', and in 1412 as ''Rofna''. Geography Tinizong-Rona had an area, , of . Of this area, 32.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salouf
Salouf (until 1943 officially called Salux) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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 The population is predominantly Romansh-speaking. Coat of arms Salouf's |
Tinizong
Tinizong-Rona is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the Sursés in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was formed in 1998 from the villages of ''Tinizong'' and '' Rona''. The local administration is situated in Tinizong. 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. History Tinizong is mentioned during the Nervan–Antonine dynasty (96 to 192) of the Roman Empire as ''Tinetione'', a station on the Roman Septimer Pass route. Rona is first mentioned in 1330 as ''Rouenam''. In 1377 it was mentioned as ''Rouvena'', and in 1412 as ''Rofna''. Geography Tinizong-Rona had an area, , of . Of this area, 32.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bivio
Bivio ( rm, Beiva, german: Stallen) 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 purpos ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rona, Switzerland
Rona is situated beside the river Gelgia, the village consists of three parts, the old lower village (Rona), the upper village (Ruegna) and the new lower village (Rieven). There is a church in the upper village and two pubs/restaurants in the old lower village. The valley in which the village lies was chosen as the site of a hydroelectric Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ... dam but, following local protest, the village was spared and the dam moved upstream to Mamorera. Surses Former municipalities of Graubünden Villages in Graubünden {{Graubünden-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
