Book in the Prättigau

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State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Region :	Prättigau / Davos
Political community :	Luzein
Postal code :	7223
Coordinates :	773 574  /  201345 coordinates: 46 ° 56 '26 "  N , 9 ° 43' 7"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and seventy-three thousand five hundred seventy-four  /  201345
Height :	950  m above sea level M.
Book in the Prättigau
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Historical aerial photo from 2200 m by Walter Mittelholzer from 1925. Buchen is in the lower left

Buchen ( Rhaeto-Romanic Fagieu ) is a village in the Prättigau in Graubünden .

history

The municipality, which was independent in the 19th century, became a department of the municipality of Luzein in 1892 .

Church affiliation

Buchen does not have its own church building. In contrast to the political affiliation to Luzein, Buchen belongs ecclesiastically to Jenaz and is pastorized from there. The Buchen churchgoers visit the Jenaz village church .

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Luzein

Personalities

Conrad Michel , author of a songbook from 1763, came from Buchen im Prättigau .

Web links

Commons : Book GR  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Glossarium Helvetiae Historicum
2. ↑ Song and Popular Culture / Song and Popular Culture 49 (2005), p. 226