Ramosch

Ramosch
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Region :	Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair
Political community :	Valsot
Postal code :	7556
former BFS no. :	3751
Coordinates :	824 607  /  191125 coordinates: 46 ° 50 '0 "  N , 10 ° 23' 0"  O ; CH1903:  824607  /  191125
Height :	1236  m above sea level M.
Area :	84.02  km²
Residents:	485 (December 31, 2012)
Population density :	6 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.valsot.ch
Ramosch with the Florinus Church
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Ramosch ( [rɐˈmɔːʃ] ^{? / I} ; German obsolete and officially Remüs until 1943 ) is a place in the Lower Engadine and was the name of a political municipality in the district of the same name , Inn district , in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland , which existed until the end of 2012 .

On October 21, 2011, the separate community assemblies of Tschlin and Ramosch approved a merger agreement, which was approved by the cantonal parliament in April 2012. The municipality that has merged since January 1, 2013 is called Valsot .

geography

Aerial photo (1947)

Ramosch lies at approx. 1236  m above sea level. M. on the left side of the river Inn at the exit of the Val Sinestra . Ramosch included Vnà , Seraplana and Raschvella . Ramosch also included Griosch and the upper part of the Fimba Valley (Rhaeto-Roman. Val Fenga ) in the otherwise Austrian Paznaun Valley .

Language and population

The language of the residents is Vallader , a Romansh idiom . In 1880, 86%, in 1910 95% and in 1941 92% said Romansh was their mother tongue. Despite a growing German-speaking minority, little has changed. The only official language is Romansh. The following table shows the development over the last few decades:

Languages ​​in Ramosch
languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	44	9.69%	59	13.35%	61	13.86%
Romansh	399	87.89%	363	82.13%	370	84.09%
Italian	9	1.98%	15th	3.39%	2	0.45%
Residents	454	100%	442	100%	440	100%

Almost all of Ramosch's residents use Romansh actively and passively (1990 90%, 2000 even 92%). Romansh is used consistently in school and community matters.

Of the 479 residents at the end of 2005, 443 (= 92%) were Swiss citizens.

Economy and Infrastructure

Sports

Ramosch is the starting point for many hikes in the area. There is a toboggan run from Vnà to Ramosch. The closest ski area, Motta Naluns, is on the territory of the neighboring municipality of Scuol .

Ramosch in winter

A cross-country ski run is laid out in Ramosch in winter. The community is also located on the cross-country ski trail along the Inn from Scuol to Martina .

history

Photograph from 1880 immediately after the village fire

In 1880, Ramosch was largely destroyed by a fire.

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver (white) a black, red armored unicorn . Adoption of the traditional seal image of the community. The unicorn is the coat of arms of the Lords of Remüs, ministers of the Bishop of Chur , and also appears in a field of the coat of arms of the Planta family, who owned the rights in Ramosch.

Art and culture

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Valsot

• Gothic Florinus Church (16th century)
• Baroque portal
• Tschanüff castle ruins

regional customs

In the tradition of nicknames for the Engadine villages , the Ramoscher ils süblats are called , in German: "the Ahlentreiber ".

Personalities

• Bernardo da Poschiavo (* around 1475 in Scharans  ?; † after 1522 in Ramosch), builder of the Ramosch parish church
• Balser Puorger (1864–1943), author and teacher, born and raised in Seraplana
• Luisa Famos (1930–1974), poet, came from Ramosch
• Tim Guldimann (* 1950), Swiss diplomat, lives in Ramosch and Berlin
• Clà Riatsch (* 1956), Romance professor at the University of Zurich

literature

• Paul Eugen Grimm: Ramosch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 15, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2019 .
• 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 .

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Valsot (Romontsch / German)
• Ramosch tourism website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baroque portal
2. ^ Nott Caviezel: Bernardo da Poschiavo. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 9, 2002 , accessed December 15, 2019 .