Pignia

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Graubünden (GR)

Region :

Viamala

Political community :

Other

Postal code :

7443

former BFS no. :

3710

Coordinates :

752 824 / 162 913 coordinates: 46 ° 36 '0 " N , 9 ° 26' 0" O ; CH1903: seven hundred fifty-two thousand eight hundred twenty-four / one hundred and sixty-two thousand nine hundred thirteen

Height :

1049 m above sea level M.

Area :

13.41 km²

Residents:

123 (December 31, 2007)

Population density :

9 inhabitants per km²

Pignia

map

Parish before the merger on January 1st, 2009

Pignia (German and until 1952 Pignieu ) was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Graubünden until December 31, 2008 .

It belonged to what was then the Schams district in the Hinterrhein district . On January 1, 2009, Pignia merged with Clugin and Andeer to form the municipality of Andeer.

geography

Pignia lies on a terrace on the right bank of the Hinterrhein at the western foot of a mountain range, the highest point of which is Piz Curvér . The village is located eleven and a half kilometers south of Thusis and consists of the actual village and the Alpine settlement of Bavugls ( 1940 m above sea level ). Of the entire municipal area of 1343 hectares (ha), 572 hectares are usable for agriculture, 496 hectares of which are alpine farms (Maiensässen). The mountainous character of the municipality is proven by the 436 hectares of unproductive area. Another 323 hectares of the former community area are covered by forest and wood; the rest of 12 hectares of settlement area.

coat of arms

Description: In gold (yellow) on a green three-mountain, a red fountain stick with a black water jet on both sides. Implementation of the name of the Fontana nera or Schwarzer Quell called healing spring, whose water was directed to the Andeer spa from 1829 .

population

Population development
year	1803	1850	1900	1950	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005	2007
Residents	129	177	108	107	78	94	111	116	118	123

languages

The original language of the inhabitants is Sutselvisch , a Graubünden Romance dialect. Although the proportion of Romansh speakers fell from 96% to 90% between 1880 and 1941, the actual language change did not begin until the second half of the 20th century. German is the only official language, and the proportion of Romansh speakers is falling steadily.

Languages in Pignia
languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
languages	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	29	32.95%	60	63.83%	83	74.77%
Romansh	42	47.73%	32	34.04%	22nd	19.82%
Residents	88	100%	94	100%	111	100%

After all, 30% of the population still understand Romansh.

Reformed Church of Pignia

Origin and nationality

116 of the 118 residents at the end of 2005 were Swiss nationals.

Attractions

The reformed village church is a listed building .

literature

The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Chur / Zurich, 2003. ISBN 3-7253-0741-5
Jürg Simonett: Pignia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Pignia - collection of images, videos and audio files