Riom-Parsonz

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Riom-Parsonz
Riom-Parsonz coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Albula
Political community : Sursesi2
Postal code : 7463 Riom
7464 Parsonz
former BFS no. : 3536
Coordinates : 763 642  /  164 421 coordinates: 46 ° 36 '40 "  N , 9 ° 34' 30"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred sixty-three thousand six hundred and forty-two  /  164 421
Height : 1257  m above sea level M.
Area : 55.97  km²
Residents: 304 (December 31, 2014)
Population density : 5 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.surses.ch
Riom (front) and Parsonz (back)

Riom (front) and Parsonz (back)
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Map of Riom-Parsonz
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Riom-Parsonz ( German , out of date and officially Reams and Presidency until 1943 ) was a political municipality in the Oberhalbstein district in the Albula district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland until December 31, 2015 . It was created in 1979 through the merger of the two communities Parsonz and Riom . On January 1, 2016, Riom-Parsonz merged with the municipalities of Bivio , Cunter , Marmorera , Mulegns , Salouf , Savognin , Sur and Tinizong-Rona to form the new municipality of Surses .

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver (white) the black Reams castle

Adoption of the community seal motif in a simplified form.

Parsonz wappen.svg

The amalgamation of the municipalities of Riom and Parsonz was not reflected in the coat of arms. The coat of arms of the former municipality of Parsonz shows three golden (yellow) balls (1,2) in red, raised by a silver bishop's miter with gold trim and gold-silver hangings.

geography

Riom (below) and Parsonz (above)
Aerial photo (1947)

The former municipality is located in Oberhalbstein on the northeast slope of Piz Martegna ( 2670  m ). The municipality border was formed by the Adont (including Salaschigns ) in the north, the Julia and the Forbesch-Arblatsch massif in the east, the Fuorcla Curtegns , the Fuorcla Starlera and the Fuorcla da Saletscha in the south and Piz Alv , Piz Settember , Sur Carungas in the west , Piz Cartas and Piz Martegnas. Thus almost the entire ski area of ​​Savognin was located in the municipality of Riom-Parsonz. The former municipality had a 2.77 km² exclave between Cunter , Salouf and Albula / Alvra , the border of which ran from Burvagn west of Crap d'Uigls via Crap digls Anghels to almost Motta Palousa, then past Tgant Ladrung to Julia and then back to Burvagn via Cresta. The "Crap Ses" tunnel was thus located in the former municipality of Riom-Parsonz. A second, only 66 a large exclave ( enclave of the former municipality of Cunter) was only 160 m next to the larger exclave in a wood next to the main road between Burvagn and Vaznoz.

The lowest point of the former municipality is in the exclave at Tgant Ladrung below the Crap Ses and is 995 m high. The highest point is the Piz Forbesch ( 3261.8  m ).

The largest settlements are Riom , Parsonz ( 1398  m ) and Tigignas ( 1499  m ). There are also numerous other hamlets and farms.

Of the entire former municipal area of ​​over 56 km², 2858 hectares can be used for agriculture, of which over 90% only as mountain pastures. Another 1679 hectares are mountains. Around 10 km² - exactly 1006 hectares - are covered by forest and wood. The remainder of 61 ha is settlement area.

The Lai Lung is located on the former municipal area .

history

The former municipality was created in 1979 through the merger of the two municipalities of Parsonz and Riom .

population

Population development
year 1980 1990 2000 2005 2014
Residents 263 297 327 335 304

languages

Until the late 19th century, all residents spoke Surmeir , a regional dialect of Rhaeto-Romanic . Little changed in this until 1970, even if the percentage of Romansh fell from 99.0% in 1880 to 90.28% in 1970. Since 1980 the native language has been losing ground massively. This is mainly due to the immigration of German speakers, and in recent years there has also been an increased change of language. The following table shows the development over the past decades:

Riom with the Riom Castle
Parsonz
Raetia Ampla Castle in Riom, 1227
Languages ​​in Riom-Parsonz
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
German 25th 9.51% 55 18.52% 110 33.64%
Romansh 229 87.07% 234 78.79% 209 63.91%
Italian 9 3.42% 3 1.01% 6th 1.83%
Residents 263 100% 297 100% 327 100%

79.2% of the population still understand Romansh, which is the only official language.

Origin and nationality

Of the 335 residents at the end of 2005, 323 (= 96.42%) were Swiss citizens.

politics

The last mayor before the merger was Armando Thomann.

Culture

The Origen Festival Cultural has been taking place in Riom since 2006 , with performances taking place in Riom Castle as well as in Sontga Crousch's barn, which opened in 2015. The festival received the Wakker Prize for this in January 2018 .

Attractions

  • Catholic parish church St. Nikolaus, in Parsonz
  • Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius
  • Extension of the school building, 2006, architect: Pablo Horváth
  • Theaterburg, 2006, architect: Marcel Liesch
  • Riom Castle

literature

Web links

Commons : Riom-Parsonz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Origen Festival Cultural
  2. ^ Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas
  3. ^ Catholic parish church of St. Laurentius
  4. ↑ Expansion of the school building
  5. ↑ Riom-Parsonz school building on ETHorama
  6. ^ Theaterburg
  7. ↑ Riom Castle