Valzeina Reformed Church
The Reformed Church in Valzeina in Vorderprättigau is an Evangelical - Reformed church under the monument of the canton of Grisons . It shapes the village image through the tower with its distinctive pointed helmet .
Furnishing
The building is a typical Reformed preaching church . In the choir , the pulpit with the sound cover and the baptismal font in front of it , which also serves as the communion table, form a compositional unit. The hall church offers space for 250 people. The small organ is pneumatically operated without a pedal .
history
Murder case
In 1697 the incumbent pastor Peter Walser was murdered on the way down to Grüsch in the ravine , which from then on bore the name Mördertobel (in the Walser German dialect Mördertobäli ).
Church organization
The Evangelical Reformed Regional Church of Graubünden runs Valzeina as a small independent parish , which has been looked after by retired pastors on a part-time basis since 2006, within the IX Prättigau colloquium .
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Coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 3.2 " N , 9 ° 36 ′ 12" E ; CH1903: 764,770 / 202251