Sent GR

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Sent
Coat of arms of Sent
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair
Political community : Scuoli2
Postal code : 7554
former BFS no. : 3763
Coordinates : 820 863  /  189132 coordinates: 46 ° 49 '0 "  N , 10 ° 20' 0"  O ; CH1903:  eight hundred twenty thousand eight hundred sixty-three  /  189132
Height : 1440  m above sea level M.
Area : 111.61  km²
Residents: 899 (December 31, 2013)
Population density : 8 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.sent-online.ch
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Sent ( [sɛnt] ? / I ; German Sins ) is a village in the municipality of Scuol in the Sur Tasna district in the Inn district of the Swiss canton of Graubünden . Audio file / audio sample  

Until December 31, 2014 Sent was an independent political municipality . On January 1, 2015 Sent was merged with the four municipalities of Ardez , Ftan , Guarda and Tarasp into the municipality of Scuol.

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1947
Parish before the merger on January 1, 2015

Sent is a place in the Lower Engadine , which is located on a sun terrace above the Inn at approx. 1450  m above sea level. The former municipality has 877 inhabitants (end of 2009). The factions Sur En , Crusch , Sinestra and Zuort belong to Sent .

history

Sent is first mentioned in the year 930. Almost 500 years later, in 1400, the former municipal area had the same extent as it is today. In addition to the neighboring municipality of Scuol , Sent was the largest municipality in the Engadine between 1572 - 300 houses, 1000 inhabitants - and 1900 . Sent was formerly also called Sinz and Sindes . Onomastically , the name and its origin have not been interpreted to this day.

In 1499 an Austrian army incinerated Sent. With major fires in 1596, 1748, 1823, 1911 and 1921, this was by no means the only catastrophic fire.

Awards

On November 19, 2011, the community received the “ Energy City” label for its ecological efforts  .

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver over a green three-hill, a black key placed on a pole, the attribute of the church patron Peter

The hill with the ruins of St. Peter's Church is the community's landmark.

population

languages

The Graubünden Romanesque dialect Vallader has remained the language of the majority of the population to this day. It was used by all residents until well into the 19th century. But until 1970 there was a small German-speaking minority. In 1880 88%, in 1910 already 89%, in 1941 even 91% and in 1970 still 86% of the population stated Romansh as their colloquial language. Since then, the proportion of German speakers has increased significantly. This is also shown in the following table:

Languages ​​in Sent
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
German 89 12.79% 154 20.00% 232 26.82%
Romansh 561 80.60% 567 73.64% 591 68.32%
Italian 32 4.60% 23 2.99% 15th 1.73%
Residents 696 100% 770 100% 865 100%

Romansh is supported by the community and the school. In 1990 86% and in 2000 84% of the population understood Romansh.

Religions and denominations

The former community did not join the Reformation until 1576 , much later than the other Lower Engadine towns.

nationality

Of the 877 residents at the end of 2009, 795 were Swiss nationals.

Culture and sights

regional customs

The festival of Babania is celebrated on January 6th .

Buildings

  • The steeple of the reformed church can be seen from afar , which was only built in its current pointed shape at the end of the 19th century. The church itself is much older.
  • At the entrance to the village are the ruins of the old church Baseglia San Peder , which was probably built around the year 1200. After the Reformation, the church slowly fell into disrepair. The tower was used at times as an ammunition and powder magazine. That is probably why it is still standing. The building is owned by the family of the poet Peider Lansel .
  • Houses decorated with sgraffito are typical of Sent .
  • Chasa dals Spus
  • Chasa Schigliana, 2000, Architects: Rolf Furrer , Christof Rösch
  • House Augustin
  • Kurhaus, in Val Sinestra
  • Palazzo Corradini
  • Villa Schucany
  • Schmid house
  • Defila residential building
  • Stupaun House
  • Covered wooden bridge

  • Sent in winter, from the east end of the village

  • Chasa Veglia restaurant

  • Sent with Piz Pisoc

  • Plaz with Chasa Peer (left)

  • Baselgia San Peder

  • Chasa dals Chatchaders

Senter gable

A typical Senter gable

Senter gables can be found as an architectural peculiarity mainly in Sent, and less often in other villages in the area. The special feature is the curved shape of the roof gable . It came to the Engadine at the end of the 18th century through South Tyrolean craftsmen. Over time, this baroque gable shape became a feature of the village and therefore received its name.

Arable terraces

Agriculture used to be practiced on the hillside of Sent . In order to cultivate the slope, it was converted into terraces. The steep sections between today's cattle pastures consist of hedges, a landscape that is unique in Switzerland. Many species of birds find a habitat there.

Nickname

In the tradition of nicknames of the Engadine villages , the Senter ils are called asens (English: the donkeys ).

Personalities

Due to their origin or stays and activities associated with Sent are among others:

Writers and publicists

  • Gaudenz Barblan (1860–1916), teacher at the first secondary school in the Lower Engadine in Sent, poet of the Engadine hymn Chara lingua da la mamma
  • Nicola Bardola (* 1959), author, journalist, translator.
  • Cla Biert (1920–1981), writer. Lived in Sent from 1978.
  • Valentin Crastan (* 1932), engineer, author
  • Manfred Koch (* 1955), literary scholar, essayist and literary critic. Lives in Sent since 2007.
  • Peider Lansel (1863–1943), poet and promoter of Romansh. Married to a senator and temporarily resident here.
  • Armon Planta (1917–1986), teacher, poet and promoter of Romansh and hobby archaeologist, especially Roman paths.
  • Angelika Overath (* 1957), literary scholar, journalist, writer. Lives in Sent since 2007, her work Alle Farben des Schnees was published in 2010 . Senter diary.
  • Andri Peer (1921–1985), writer, born in Sent.
  • Jon Pult (1911–1991), publicist and language politician
  • Conradin Riola (1667 / 1670–1743), reformed clergyman and theological writer
  • Angiolina Vonmoos (1862–1955), poet from Sur En

Visual artist

  • Gottfried Honegger (1917–2016), painter and sculptor.
  • Max Huggler (1903–1994), art historian. Lived temporarily in Sent.
  • Wolfgang Laib (* 1950), object and installation artist. Showed an exhibition in the “Chasa dal guvernatur” in 2009 - since then his “cell” lined with beeswax has stood there.
  • Gian Enzo Sperone , art dealer and gallery owner in Rome, New York ( Sperone Westwater ) and Sent. Since 2006 owner of the "Chasa dal guvernatur" and operator of the gallery there.
  • Not Vital (* 1948), sculptor, painter, draftsman, engraver. Creator of the Parkin “Not dal Mot”. Works in the “Chasa dal guvernatur”.

Musician

  • Willem Mengelberg (1871–1951), conductor and composer. Lived temporarily on Hof Zuort , donated the chapel there.
  • Warren Thew (1927–1984), pianist, composer, poet and draftsman. From 1972 lived temporarily in Sent; Since then has written Rhaeto-Romanic poems and songs.

tourism

The main source of income for the place is tourism . In winter, many guests come to the neighboring village of Scuol to take the mountain railway to the Motta Naluns ski area .

economy

In summer, Senter farmers jointly cultivate two Alps . The milk is mainly processed into cheese, which is sold in the local cheese dairy .

literature

  • Hans Bernoulli : The reconstruction of Sent. In: Heimatschutz = Patrimoine , Vol. 17, 1922, pp. 2-10 ( digitized version ).
  • 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 : Sent  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jules Coulin : To rebuild the burned down part of the village in Sent . In: Heimatschutz = Patrimoine , Vol. 16, 1921, pp. 102-106 (digitized version).
  2. ↑ Fadrina Hofmann: “This label obliges us to act sustainably”, in: Die Südostschweiz from November 14, 2011, p. 4
  3. ↑ http://www.sent-online.ch/cumuen/baselgias/sanpeder.html
  4. ↑ Chasa dals Spus
  5. ↑ Chasa Schigliana
  6. ↑ Augustin House
  7. ^ Kurhaus
  8. ^ Palazzo Corradini
  9. ^ Villa Schucany
  10. ↑ Schmid's house
  11. ↑ Defila house
  12. ↑ Stupaun House
  13. ↑ Covered wooden bridge
  14. ↑ http://www.sent-online.ch/cumuen/chasas/culmainas/index.html , Sent
  15. ↑ http://www.sent-online.ch/cuntradas/terrassas/index.html
  16. ^ Nicola Bardola in the portrait of the community of Sent
  17. ^ Cla Biert in the portrait of the community of Sent
  18. ↑ Chasper Pult: We are happy. That you came back with “Culur”. Speech on the occasion of the inauguration on August 9, 1997, accessed on November 4, 2010.
  19. ^ Max Huggler in a portrait of the community of Sent .
  20. ^ Contemporary art from Not Vital to Vik Muniz Article in engadinerpost.ch from August 18, 2012
  21. ^ Gian Enzo Sperone: Wolfgang Laib. With a foreword by Marco Meneguzzo: Cells / Celle. Exhibition catalog. Sperone, Sent 2009. (English / Italian)
  22. ^ Gian Enzo Sperone in the portrait of the municipality of Sent
  23. ↑ Not Vital at Sikart .
  24. ^ Willem Mengelberg in the portrait of the community of Sent
  25. ^ Warren Thew in the portrait of the parish of Sent
  26. ↑ WP article on Warren Thew is in preparation.