Lain GR

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Lain GR
Coat of arms of Lain GR
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Albulaw
Political community : Vaz / Obervazi2 w1
Postal code : 7082
Coordinates : 759 982  /  174029 coordinates: 46 ° 41 '54 "  N , 9 ° 31' 50"  O ; CH1903:  759 982  /  174029
Height : 1318  m above sea level M.
Website: www.vazobervaz.ch
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Lain is a fraction of the Swiss municipality of Vaz / Obervaz . It is made up of the two parts of the village Tgioc and Quadra. The three neighboring tribal fractions Lain, Muldain and Zorten are collectively referred to as Obervaz . They lie on a terrace on the southern slope of the Crap la Pala above the deeply cut gorge of the Albula .

history

The Obervaz terrace was inhabited early on and was used for agriculture and forestry until the 19th century. The inhabitants practiced agriculture, dairy farming and cattle breeding. Fractions Lenzerheide and Valbella served as Maiensässe to summer grazing of cattle. The Alps and pastures were used cooperatively .

After the end of the turmoil in Graubünden , Obervaz experienced an economic and cultural boom, which was reflected in house and church construction. From the 16th to the middle of the 18th century, the de Florin patrician family exerted great influence. Members of the family were podiums in Teglio (Valtellina) and episcopal bailiffs. Johann Leonhard de Florin built the so-called Schlössle in Lain in 1652, his son Remigius the Junkerhaus in Muldain.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, some residents abroad found employment as confectioners , cafeterias, shopkeepers or entrepreneurs. Economically successful were:

  • Jakob Fidel Margreth, timber trade in Trieste and Udine
  • Johann Valentin Margreth, owner of a specialty shop in Concordia (Duchy of Modena)
  • Benedikt and Donat Anton Parpan, café tiers in San Vito and Udine
  • Luzi Simonessa, owner of a crèmerie restaurant in Paris
  • Linard Cadosch, owner of the Café de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris
  • Hilarius Margreth, owner of a restaurant in Le Mans
  • Luzi Josef Candraja, confectioner in Bordeaux and Arcachon
  • Peter Anton Tanno, confectioner in Vienna
  • Johann Valentin Margreth, café animal in Hamburg
  • Jakob Margreth , Roman Catholic theologian, son of the emigrated cafeteria from Obervaz, Joh. Jak. Margreth Hacker
  • Pasquale Margreth , Roman Catholic theologian, titular bishop and promoter of the Catholic school system in Italy

With the advent of tourism, many Vazers went out to work in trade and hotel business.

Attractions

The church of St. Luzius, first mentioned in 1508, was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1678–80 and restored in 1962. The interior is richly decorated. In the choir, an eight-part picture cycle tells the multi-layered legend of the church patron Lucius. On the altarpiece, St. Lucius is enthroned above the Obervaz settlement terrace. The choir arch and the nave are adorned with 26 emblems. In the nave vault is a fresco with the seldom encountered north of the Alps theme The Rescue of the Church by St. Francis . The numerous inscriptions prove the financial support of the local population for the church equipment. The main facade shows a Lactacio with St. Bernard of Clairvaux and a fresco with St. Florinus of Ramosch. The two Capuchin Fathers Bernardo da Morone and Lorenzo da Edolo are shown in the gable, flanked by the population of Obervaz.

  • Lain, view from NE

  • Church of St. Lucius

  • House Deflorin from 1652, sgraffiti by Constant Könz

  • Magnificently decorated main facade of the Church of St. Lucius

  • One of the oldest houses with the year 1575

  • House of Margreth. Oldest parts of the plant around 1600, heightened in the 19th century.

literature

  • Johann Jakob Simonet: History of the political community Obervaz. 1915
  • Donat Rischatsch: There is world here too. Emigrants from Obervaz in the early 19th and 20th centuries. 2014
  • Peter Calonder: Vaz / Obervaz Lain / Muldain / Zorten, settlement inventory. 1987

Web links

Commons : Lain GR  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Francesco Lamendola: Pasquale Margreth. February 16, 2018, accessed March 15, 2020 .
  2. ^ Dieter Bitterli: Emblemata. Retrieved March 15, 2020 .