Rossinière

Rossinière
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Vaud (VD)
District :	Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut
BFS no. :	5842
Postal code :	1658
Coordinates :	572559  /  146304 coordinates: 46 ° 28 '3 "  N , 7 ° 4' 53"  O ; CH1903:  572559  /  146304
Height :	920  m above sea level M.
Height range :	791-2070 m above sea level M.
Area :	23.36  km²
Residents:	546 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	23 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.rossiniere.ch
Aerial view of Rossinière
Location of the municipality

Rossinière is a municipality in the District de la Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland . The former German name Russeneiri is no longer used today. The population has been stable for years and is 495 (end of 2004), of which a good 90 people live in the hamlet of La Tine and two families in La Chaudanne.

geography

The municipality borders on the Vaudois municipalities of Château-d'Oex in the east and Villeneuve and Veytaux in the south. The canton of Friborg is to the west and north . Rossinière is the smallest municipality in the district, but still has an area of ​​2334 hectares.

Aerial photo (1964)

The municipality consists of the village of Rossinière and the hamlets of La Chaudanne and La Tine . For those who come from the Gruyère region, La Tine is the beginning of the Pays-d'Enhaut territory in Vaud.

The forest area alone amounts to 860 hectares, 642 hectares of which are owned by the municipality. The highest point in the municipality is the Pointe de Cray at 2070  m above sea level. M. The most striking mountain is the Dent de Corjon with 1967  m above sea level. M. , which is often used as a background when taking photos of the community.

Since the construction of a second dam to dam the Saane by the Freiburg power plants, the community has also had a pretty little lake, the Lac du Vernex .

The MOB ( Montreux-Oberland Bernois-Bahn ) ensures the rail connection to Montreux , Château-d'Œx and Gstaad . Road connections go to Bulle FR , Vevey , Lausanne and over the Col des Mosses to Aigle VD .

history

The name of Ransonery dates back to 780, which later became Rossinière . The municipality was first part of the county of Gruyères , came with this to the city-state of Bern and in 1803 came to the canton of Vaud. Despite many natural disasters and fires, some old buildings have been preserved. The church is a building from the 17th century. There is also the clock tower ( Tour de l'Horloge ) and the parish hall ( l'Hôtel de Ville ). The Frasse district still has typical house shapes today, including the Chalet de La Place , built in 1664, a listed building that bears testimony to the taste of the gentlemen of its time. The Grand Chalet is one of the largest historic wooden houses in Switzerland and Europe. It has an ornate facade and 113 windows; The interior is also worth seeing. The Grand Chalet was built in 1754 by master carpenter Joseph Geneyne for Jean-David Henchoz. It later became a hotel, where Victor Hugo, among others, stayed. The hotelier family Devenish knew how to attract tourists from all over the world, but especially from England. In 1976 it was bought by the painter Balthasar Klossowski von Rola (called Balthus ), who lived there with his wife Countess Setsuko until his death in February 2001.

Since 2012, the community has been part of the Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut .

economy

Agriculture and forestry have been the mainstays of the municipality's economy since ancient times, while industry is completely absent. At the beginning of the 20th century, forestry was still the municipality's primary source of income. It generated so much that the citizens of Rossinière did not have to pay taxes. Towards the end of the 20th century, market developments changed everything; the low timber prices force the owners to keep them to a minimum. 14 farms are left.

Movie and TV

In 1983 the Japanese anime series Die Kinder vom Berghof , which takes place in Rossinière, was released. The children's book "Traces in the Snow" by the author Patricia St. John served as a template for the anime series . The series comprises a total of 48 episodes. In 1980, Mike Pritchard's English film Treasures of the Snow , in which the children of Rossinière starred and based on the book of the same name, was released.

Attractions

See also : List of cultural assets in Rossinière

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  railway station

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  Grand Chalet

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality of Rossinière
• Pierre-Yves Favez: Rossinière. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Treasures of the Snow Video DVD VHS . In: Kingsley Press . Retrieved December 22, 2014.