Lü GR
| GR is the abbreviation for the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Lü . |
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 Switzerland
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 Graubünden (GR)
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| Region : | Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair |
| Political community : | Val Müstair |
| Postal code : | 7534 |
| former BFS no. : | 3842 |
| Coordinates : | 824 376 / 167 752 |
| Height : | 1920 m above sea level M. |
| Area : | 6.84 km² |
| Residents: | 65 (December 31, 2007) |
| Population density : | 10 inhabitants per km² |
| Website: | www.cdvm.ch |
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Until December 31, 2008, Lü ( ) was a municipality in the Val Müstair district in the Inn district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On January 1, 2009, Lü merged with the other Swiss municipalities in the valley ( Fuldera , Müstair , Santa Maria Val Müstair , Tschierv and Valchava ) to form the municipality of Val Müstair .
coat of arms
Description: Three silver scythe leaves placed across to the right in blue . The scythe leaves symbolize the magnificent meadows of the community, the three number stands for the suburbs of Lü, Lüsai and Lüdaint.
geography
The former municipality of Lü is located in the Val Müstair. At 1920 m above sea level M. Lü was the third highest situated political municipality in Switzerland (cf. Avers and Chandolin ).
On the place name sign of the municipality there is the indication il cumün politic sitüa il plü ot in Europa (Rhaeto-Romanic for "the highest political municipality in Europe") - a superlative that is often rumored in travel guides and reports, but only for the municipality of Saint-Véran ( 2040 m) in the French Alps.
history
In 1878 the previously independent municipality of Lüsai was merged with Lü. In 2008, Lü and five other municipalities merged to form the municipality of Val Müstair , a project that was supported by the Canton of Graubünden with CHF 8.6 million.
While on April 18, 2008 all the other affected municipalities spoke out in favor of the merger with a total of 527 to 105 votes, the Lü municipal assembly voted against it with 18 against 17 against. Since a merger requires the consent of all affected communities, the project had failed for the time being. Thereupon the community board of Lü submitted a reconsideration. On April 24, 2008 in a new community meeting, the merger was approved with 30 votes to 0. The reason given for the change in sentiment was that opponents of the merger had hoped that other communities would also vote no.
population
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| year | 1835 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1980 | 2000 | 2007 |
| Residents | 74 | 95 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 65 |
languages
In the valley they speak Jauer , a Romansh dialect. The written language is Vallader . Until 1990 the community was almost monolingual in Romansh. In 1910 90%, 1941 96% and 1970 94% said this language was their mother tongue. In 1990 98% and in 2000 87% of the population knew Romansh. The following table shows the development over the past decades:
| languages | 1980 census | 1990 census | 2000 census | |||
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| number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |
| German | 4th | 7.14% | 5 | 9.09% | 11 | 17.74% |
| Romansh | 51 | 91.07% | 50 | 90.91% | 51 | 82.26% |
| Residents | 56 | 100% | 55 | 100% | 62 | 100% |
Religions and denominations
The residents of Lüs switched to Protestant teaching around 1530.
Origin and nationality
Of the 63 residents at the end of 2005, 62 (= 98%) were Swiss citizens.
Honorary citizen
- Christoph Blocher (* 1940), former Federal Councilor and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ems-Chemie AG
Attractions
- The reformed village church is a listed building .
- House with sgraffito-like decoration, dated 1587.
- In December 2009, a center for public sky observation and amateur astrophotography Alpine Astrovillage Lü-Stailas was opened.
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.
Web links
- Official website of the former municipality of Lü
- Paul Eugen Grimm: Lü. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
Samnaun | Scuol | Val Müstair | Valsot | Zernez
Former municipalities: Ardez | Ftan | Fuldera | Guarda | Lavin | Lü | Lüsai | Mustair | Ramosch | Santa Maria Val Müstair | Sent | Susch | Tarasp | Tschierv | Tschlin | Valchava | Valpaschun
Canton of Graubünden | Regions of the Canton of Graubünden | Municipalities of the Canton of Graubünden