Schnaus

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Graubünden (GR)

Region :

Surselva

Political community :

Ilanz / Glion

Postal code :

7130

former BFS no. :

3583

Coordinates :

732 962 / 182085 coordinates: 46 ° 46 '36 " N , 9 ° 10' 47" O ; CH1903: 732,962 / 182085

Height :

720 m above sea level M.

Area :

2.97 km²

Residents:

123 (December 31, 2013)

Population density :

41 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.ilanz-glion.ch/fraktionen/schnaus.html

Schnaus

map

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2014

Schnaus ( [ʃnaʊ̯s] ^?^/^I ) was until December 31, 2013 a political municipality in what was then the Ilanz district in the Surselva district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . On January 1, 2014 Schnaus merged with the former municipalities of Castrisch , Duvin , Ilanz , Ladir , Luven , Pigniu , Pitasch , Riein , Rueun , Ruschein , Sevgein , Siat to form the new municipality of Ilanz / Glion .

coat of arms

Blazon : Three silver (white) arrows placed obliquely to the left in black

The arrow points to St. Sebastian , to whom the local church was originally dedicated. The three number of arrows stands for the historical community of Schnaus with Ruschein and Ladir .

geography

The community is located on the left side of the Vorderrhein, west of Ilanz . It consists of two parts. The lower southern part extends from the Vorderrhein up to Mulin and extends from 700 m to an altitude of 1220 m. The upper northern part, the Alp da Schnaus, stretches from 1700 m up to the Crest da Tiarms (2412 m above sea level) and consists largely of mountains and forest. The two parts are separated by a strip of the municipality of Ruschein.

Of the entire municipal area of 299 hectares, 174 hectares can be used for agriculture. 144 hectares of this area are alpine pastures . In addition, 92 hectares are covered by forest and wood and 26 hectares are unproductive areas (mountains). The remaining seven hectares are settlement areas.

population

Population development
year	1850	1900	1950	1990	2000	2004	2013
Residents	126	123	134	79	99	121	123

Of the 121 residents at the end of 2004, 102 (= 84.30%) were Swiss citizens. The majority of the population speaks Sursilvan and is reformed.

Attractions

The reformed village church is a listed building . The historical Mulin workshop in the west of the village is also of historical importance . On the other side of the brook, but already in the municipality of Rueun, is the chapel of St. Maria Magdalena .

literature

The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Rüegger, Chur / Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-7253-0741-5 .
Martin Bundi: Schnaus. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2016 .

Web links

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