Feldis / Veulden

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Graubünden (GR)

Region :

Viamala

Circle :

Domleschg - Until December 31, 2017

Political community :

Domleschg

Postal code :

7404

former BFS no. :

3632

Coordinates :

752 224 / 184 477 coordinates: 46 ° 47 '39 " N , 9 ° 25' 58" O ; CH1903: seven hundred fifty-two thousand two hundred twenty-four / one hundred and eighty-four thousand four hundred seventy-seven

Height :

1470 m above sea level M.

Area :

7.57 km²

Residents:

140 (December 31, 2007)

Population density :

18 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.feldis.ch

Feldis / Veulden

map

Parish before the merger on January 1st, 2009

Historical aerial photo by Walter Mittelholzer from 1925. Feldis is in the center right

Feldis / Veulden (German and until 1943 officially Feldis , Rhaeto-Romanic Veulden ) is a village in the political municipality of Domleschg in the district of Domleschg in the Viamala region of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland .

coat of arms

Description: In silver (white) over a red three-mountain, a blue griffin, armed in red. The griffin is the Tscharner family coat of arms; the Dreiberg indicates the altitude of the place.

geography

Feldis / Veulden lies on a terrace on the slope of the Stätzerhorn chain and is the northernmost place within the Domleschger mountain villages. Of the entire former community area of 758 hectares, 433 hectares are covered by forest and wood. Another 268 hectares can be used for agriculture, but mostly consist of alpine farms. 43 ha are unproductive area (mostly mountains) and 14 ha are settlement areas.

In terms of traffic, Feldis is rather exposed. Historically, it was originally more closely connected to Domat / Ems , which is close by air, through forest paths and roads , but today it is accessed by a mountain road from Domleschg via Scheid . In 1959 the first aerial cableway from Rhäzüns was built , which was replaced by a new, modern cableway in 2006 towards the expiry of the first concession, which more than in the past serves not only tourism but also local public transport.

The tourist development is reluctant. A chairlift leads to the local mountain Mutta at an altitude of 1966 m. It allows a small ski operation in winter. The area is also characterized by a variety of hiking and ski touring opportunities.

Neighboring communities

Feldis / Veulden bordered on Domat / Ems , Rothenbrunnen and Scheid .

history

On January 1st, 2009, Feldis / Veulden merged with Scheid , Trans and Tumegl / Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils . The last mayor of the independent Feldis / Veulden was Ursula Tscharner. As a result of the merger of Tomils, Almens , Paspels , Pratval and Rodels , Feldis / Veulden has been part of the new municipality of Domleschg since January 1, 2015 and is therefore a fraction of Domleschg.

population

Population development
year	1803	1850	1880	1900	1950	1980	1990	2000	2004	2005	2007	2008	2016
Residents	156	164	172	139	176	107	122	129	136	141	140	130	127

From 1803 to 1850 the population hardly increased (1803–1850: + 5%), after which it commuted by 160–170 people until 1880. Between 1880 and 1900 there was a wave of emigration (1880–1900: - 24.4%). There was strong growth between 1920 and 1941 (1920–1941: + 37.5%). After that, the number of residents stagnated for a decade. Between 1950 and 1980 the community depopulated to an all-time low (1950–1980: -39%). Since then it has been growing again (1980–2004: + 27%).

languages

In 1880 the population spoke almost uniformly Romansh (94.7%; the dialect Sutselvisch ). But the language fell back more and more in the course of the 20th century. While in 1941 73% still stated Romansh as their mother tongue, they had already lost their majority in 1980. While 40% of the population could speak Romansh in 1990, this proportion had fallen to 29% in 2000. The only official language of the community today is German, because more than 85% of the main language spoken is German. The following table shows the development of the last decades:

Languages in Feldis / Veulden
languages	1900 census		1970 census		1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
languages	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	4th	3.08%	73	48.03%	54	50.47%	89	72.95%	110	85.27%
Romansh	126	96.92%	75	49.34%	50	46.73%	31	25.41%	18th	13.95%
Residents	130	100%	152	100%	107	100%	122	100%	129	100%

Religions - denominations

The congregation only converted to the New Doctrine (the Reformed Confession) relatively late, namely in 1583. Religious conditions have changed significantly as a result of leaving the church and immigration. Today (as of 2000) 66% are Evangelical Reformed and 12.40% Roman Catholic Christians. In addition, there are 19% non-denominational - an unusually high proportion for a Swiss mountain community. Another 2% did not provide any information about their creed.

Origin - nationality

Of the 141 residents at the end of 2005, 131 (= 93%) were Swiss citizens. At the last census, 127 people (= 98%) were Swiss citizens, including 9 dual citizens. The immigrants come from five countries, with Germany at the top.

Personalities

Petrus Domenicus Rosius à Porta (1734–1806), reformed pastor in Feldis 1756–1757 and church historian

Attractions

The reformed village church is a listed building .

literature

Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden III. The valley communities Räzünser Boden, Domleschg, Heinzenberg, Oberhalbstein, Upper and Lower Engadine. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 11). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1940. DNB 760079625 .
Jürg Simonett: Feldis / Veulden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2016 .

Web links

Commons : Feldis / Veulden - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Feldis / Veulden on the ETHorama platform
Article about the consolidation of parishes in Die Zeit
Official website of the former municipality of Feldis / Veulden