Susch

Susch

State :	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	canton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region :	Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair
Political community :	Zernezi2
Postal code :	7542
former BFS no. :	3744
Coordinates :	800 773 / 181008 coordinates: 46 ° 45 '0 " N , 10 ° 4' 0" O ; CH1903: 800 773 / 18100846.749995 10.066666 1438
Height :	1438 m above sea level M.
Area :	93.93 km²
Residents:	219 (December 31, 2008)
Population density :	2 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.susch.ch
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Susch ( [suʃ] ^?^/^I ; German and officially Süs until 1943 ) is a village in the municipality of Zernez , which is located in the Sur Tasna district in the Inn district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland .

Until December 31, 2014, Susch was a separate political municipality . On January 1, 2015, it was merged with the Lavin municipality to form the Zernez municipality .

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver (white) on a green three-mountain three tinned black towers

The coat of arms represents three former fortifications on the hills near Susch. It is the simplification of a seal of the former municipality.

geography

Susch around 1875

Historical aerial photo by Werner Friedli from September 2, 1947

Susch is located on the Inn in the Lower Engadine at the foot of the Flüela Pass , in close proximity to the Swiss National Park . The former community is 93.35 km². The Susasca flows through the village . It comes down from the Flüela Pass and flows into the Inn in Susch.

history

Bronze and Iron Age finds can be found on the hills of Chaschlin , Padnal , Motta da Palü and Chashina . Susis was first mentioned in 1161 , until 1943 Süs was the official German name. The La Praschun tower is mentioned around 1200, the Planta tower probably dates from the 13th century. The lords of Süs have been recorded since 1299. In 1325 Susch and Lavin separated from the church of Ardez , and since 1422 it has been its own parish. The developed pasture areas in the Flüela and Vereina valleys were sold to Davos and Prättigau municipalities in the 14th and 16th centuries . The village of Susch was destroyed by Austrian troops in the Swabian War in 1499 . In the Gothic church of San Jon , which was built around 1515, the well-known disputation of the Engadine clergy took place from 1537–1538 . In 1550 Susch introduced the Reformation. The first reformed pastor was Ulrich Campell . In 1635, Duke Henri de Rohan and Jörg Jenatsch built the star-shaped fortress Fortezza on Chaschinas . In 1652 Susch bought himself out of Austria and until 1851 belonged to the Obtasna judicial community . In 1742 the baroque style gallery and organ were built into the church.

Until the construction of the Engadine line of the Rhaetian Railway in 1913, Susch lived mainly from traffic over the Flüela Pass . In 1925 a big fire raged in the village. In 1999 the Vereina tunnel was opened, which led to an increase in the workforce in the service sector, who make up 65 percent of jobs.

Culture and sights

Reformed Church of Susch and Tuor Planta

In Susch

The reformed village church is a listed building .
Next to the church is the Tuor Planta from the Middle Ages.
La Praschun tower from the 13th century
Above the village is the Fortezza Rohan , which was built during the Grisons turmoil in the 17th century.
Between Susch and Zernez, already on Zernez territory, lies the Fuorcha , the medieval and early modern execution site

museum

The " Muzeum Susch " was opened in Susch on December 29, 2018, and has been open to the public since January 2, 2019. The Polish art collector and entrepreneur Grażyna Kulczyk bought the former brewery and set up a museum for modern art in it.

population

languages

The everyday language in Susch is the Romansh idiom Vallader . A minority switched to the German language as early as the 19th century. In 1880, 74% of the residents stated Romansh as their mother tongue, compared to 71% in 1900. But then a renaissance of the Romance language followed: in 1941 81% said Romansh was their language. Since 1980 there has been a limited language change to German. The community and school are the pillars of Romansh. In 1990 86% and in 2000 85% were able to communicate in Romansh.

Languages in Susch
languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
languages	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	27	12.44%	32	15.76%	59	29.65%
Romansh	175	80.65%	159	78.33%	130	65.33%
Italian	15th	6.91%	7th	3.45%	7th	3.52%
Residents	217	100%	203	100%	199	100%

Religions and denominations

The citizens of the former community of Susch changed to the Protestant faith in 1550. Today about two thirds of the residents are evangelical reformed and one third belong to the Catholic faith. There are many religiously mixed families.

Origin and nationality

195 of the 211 residents at the end of 2005 were Swiss nationals.

traffic

Susch station

The village of Susch is accessible by rail from the station of the same name on the Pontresina - Samedan - Scuol-Tarasp line of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB). The Sagliains train station is located on the territory of the former municipality of Susch at the south portal of the Vereina tunnel . The Vereina tunnel car loading station is in Sagliains. The Flüelapass begins / ends in the west (Hauptstrasse 28). The main road 28 and 27 leads through the village.

economy

In 2010 the Clinica Holistica Engiadina was opened in Susch .

literature

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 : Susch - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Susch
Paul Eugen Grimm: Susch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

and display information about the image

Susch, seen from the train station

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Paul Eugen Grimm: Susch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 14, 2016 , accessed January 7, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Reinhard Kramm: The angel could get lonely. In: reformed. June 24, 2015, accessed January 7, 2019 .
↑ Muzeum Susch. In: MUZEUM SUSCH . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
↑ Marina U. Fuchs: Patroness makes Susch an art mecca. In: Southeastern Switzerland . January 5, 2017, accessed January 7, 2019 .
↑ The Muzeum in Susch. Conversation and guided tour with the architects Chasper Schmidlin and Lukas Voellmy. In: # Kulturerbe2018 . July 18, 2018, accessed January 7, 2019 .

[HLS-1] Paul Eugen Grimm: Susch. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . December 14, 2016 , accessed January 7, 2019 .

[Engel-2] Reinhard Kramm: The angel could get lonely. In: reformed. June 24, 2015, accessed January 7, 2019 .

[3] Muzeum Susch. In: MUZEUM SUSCH . Retrieved January 7, 2019 .

[4] Marina U. Fuchs: Patroness makes Susch an art mecca. In: Southeastern Switzerland . January 5, 2017, accessed January 7, 2019 .

[5] The Muzeum in Susch. Conversation and guided tour with the architects Chasper Schmidlin and Lukas Voellmy. In: # Kulturerbe2018 . July 18, 2018, accessed January 7, 2019 .