Pratval

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Graubünden (GR)

Region :

Viamala

Circle :

Domleschg - Until December 31, 2017

Political community :

Domleschg

Postal code :

7415

former BFS no. :

3635

Coordinates :

753 354 / 177.16 thousand coordinates: 46 ° 43 '41 " N , 9 ° 26' 42" O ; CH1903: 753 354 / 177160

Height :

687 m above sea level M.

Area :

0.77 km²

Residents:

241 (December 31, 2014)

Population density :

313 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.domleschg.ch

Pratval

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Pratval is a village in the political municipality of Domleschg , which is in the Domleschg district in the Viamala region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .

geography

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2015

The former municipality lies east of the Hinterrhein on a plateau and consists of the districts Dorf along the main road, Schloss Rietberg and Klein Rietberg . Of the entire 80 hectare former municipal area, 44 hectares can be used for agriculture. A further 21 hectares are covered by forest and wood and the remaining 14 hectares are settlements.

The Rietberg Castle and the ruins of Hasensprung Castle are located in the former municipality of Pratval .

coat of arms

Blazon : In green a fallen silver (white) rafter

Talking coat of arms in the sense of "Wiesental" or "Dorf im Wiesengrund".

history

Until December 31, 2014, Pratval was a political municipality . On January 1, 2015, it merged with the communities of Almens , Paspels , Rodels and Tomils to form the new community of Domleschg .

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	1980	1990	2000	2005	2014
Residents	82	67	83	128	178	240	250	241

languages

The original language of the former community was Sutselvisch , a Graubünden Romance dialect , but this already lost the majority around 1890. While there were 65% Romansh speakers in 1880, it was 43% in 1900 and only 19% in 1910. Today German dominates and Romansh is hardly of any importance. Only 8% of the population understand Romansh and the official language is German.

Languages in Pratval
languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
languages	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	115	89.84%	172	96.63%	227	94.58%
Romansh	9	7.03%	3	1.69%	10	4.17%
Residents	128	100%	178	100%	240	100%

Origin and nationality

Of the 250 residents at the end of 2005, 243 were Swiss nationals.

Attractions

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 .
The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Chur / Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-7253-0741-5 .
The Domleschg / La Tumgleastga. Chur 2005, ISBN 3-905342-26-X .
Jürg Simonett: Pratval. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2016 .

Web links

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

Pratval on the ETHorama platform
Official website of the municipality of Pratval