Soazza

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Soazza
Soazza coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Moesa
BFS no. : 3823i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 6562
Coordinates : 737 458  /  136522 coordinates: 46 ° 21 '58 "  N , 9 ° 13' 30"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred thirty-seven thousand four hundred fifty-eight  /  136522
Height : 620  m above sea level M.
Height range : 459–2964 m above sea level M.
Area : 46.42  km²
Residents: 319 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 7 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.soazza.ch
Soazza

Soazza

Location of the municipality
Comer See Lago di Mezzola Lago di Montespluga Lago di Lei Lago d'Isola Lago de Buseno Sufnersee Zervreilasee Italien Kanton Tessin Region Viamala Region Maloja Region Surselva Buseno Calanca Castaneda GR Rossa GR Santa Maria in Calanca Lostallo Mesocco Soazza Cama GR Grono Grono Roveredo GR San Vittore GR San Vittore GRMap of Soazza
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Soazza (German obsolete Sowaz or Zauatz ) is a political municipality in the Moesa region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .

coat of arms

Blazon : Saint Martin in gold (yellow) on a black horse , sharing the red cloak with the beggar

Saint Martin is the patron saint of the parish church of San Martino and was already depicted in the parish seal.

geography

Aerial photo (1953)

The clustered village of Soazza lies on the remains of a glacier bar destroyed by the Moësa on the border between the upper and lower Misox . The western border forms a mountain range that separates the Misox from the Calanca valley. In the east, the extensive municipality extends to the border with Italy. With the exception of the hamlet of Druna on the left side of the valley floor of the Moësa, this eastern part of the municipality is hardly populated. Of the entire municipal area of ​​over 46 km², almost 25 km² - exactly 2490 hectares - are covered by forest and wood. Another 1746 hectares are unproductive areas (mostly mountains). There are 333 hectares of arable land, 286 hectares of which are Alpine farms. The remaining 68 hectares are settlement areas.

Neighboring communities are Mesocco , Rossa , Calanca , Lostallo and San Giacomo Filippo in Italy.

history

The village was first mentioned in 1203 under the then name Soaza . The community was independent as early as 1359, but was ecclesiastically under the Collegiata of San Vittore GR ; in 1626 it had to pay tithes to them. In 1710 Soazza bought Alp Ingamba in the area of ​​the municipality of Lostallo for 1000 Thaler. From Soazza a path leads over the Forcola to Chiavenna , which used to be a busy route and brought traffic.

population

Population development
year 1650 1802 1850 1900 1950 2000 2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017
Residents 427 311 315 339 348 359 374 351 353 352 361 353 347 337

Of the 374 residents at the end of 2004, 327 (= 87%) were Swiss citizens.

Attractions

  • Catholic parish church of Saint Martino
  • Saint Rocco Catholic Church
  • Palazzo a Marca
  • Casa Paret
  • The Soliva astronomical cup stone
  • Several other cup stones

Sports

  • Football Club Alta Moesa

Personalities

photo

  • Catholic Church of San Martino, mentioned in 1219, rebuilt in 1639

  • Saint Martin on the church wall

  • The station Bellinzona-Mesocco Railway , 1907-1978

  • Village with Church of San Rocco, new building 1633

  • Moesa river

literature

  • Michael Alder, Peter F. Althaus (eds.), Soazza: townscape, buildings, typology. Engineering School Beider, Basel 1988.
  • Michael Alder [Ed.], Palazzine in, a Soazza: the typology of the corridor house. Engineering School Beider, Basel 1995.
  • Paolo Mantovani: I toponimi del comune di Soazza. Con 80 photography e 2 carte del territorio. Testimonianze di cultura locale , Biblioteca comunale, Soazza 2011.
  • Simona Martinoli and others: Guida d'arte della Svizzera italiana. Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2007, pp. 497-499.
  • Erwin Poeschel : The Art Monuments of the Canton of Graubünden, Volume VI: The Italian Graubünden valleys of Puschlav, Misox and Calanca. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 17). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1945, ISBN 978-3-906131-55-9 .
  • Balser Puorger : Soazza. In: Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz , Volume 6, Sisikon - Steg. Attinger, Neuenburg 1921, p. 391 ( digitized version ).
  • Cesare Santi: Soazza. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 21, 2011 .
  • Various authors: Soazza. In: Storia dei Grigioni. 3 volumes, Collana "Storia dei Grigioni", Edizioni Casagrande, Bellinzona 2000.

Web links

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

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. ↑ Cesare Santi: Soazza. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . November 21, 2011 .
  3. ↑ Martin Bundi: Forcola. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 8, 2005 .
  4. ↑ Cesare Santi: Soazza. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2011 .
  5. ↑ St. Martino's Catholic parish church
  6. ↑ Parish Church of St. Martino and Chapel of Madonna Addolorata
  7. ↑ St. Rocco Catholic Church
  8. ↑ Palazzo a Marca
  9. ↑ Casa Paret
  10. ↑ Franco Binda, Il masso 'astronomico' di Soliva. (Italian) at e-periodica.ch/digbib (accessed on January 15, 2017).
  11. ^ Franco Binda, Locarno 2013.
  12. ^ Football Club Alta Moesa