Val Lumnezia
The Val Lumnezia ( Romansh , German the Lugnez , in older written documents also Lungnez ) is a valley in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland and stretches from Ilanz out over a length of about 25 kilometers to the southwest.
geography
The Val Lumnezia, the largest side valley of the Surselva , has a total area of 382 km². The valley is traversed by the Glenner , which rises on the northeast flank of Piz Scharboda and flows into the Vorderrhein at Ilanz . In the middle of the valley, the Valser Tal branches off at Uors , which, however, geographically speaking, is a side valley of the main Lugnezer valley axis. The inner-alpine climate is characterized by drought and lots of sunshine, high-alpine on the steps above the tree line.
Languages and denominations
The main language is the Rhaeto-Romanic idiom Sursilvan , which is endangered due to Germanization and migration, but at least forms a strong territorial unit in comparison to other Rhaeto-Romanic language areas. In Vals valley is Walser German spoken. With the exception of the Reformed villages Duvin , Pitasch , Riein and Luven, the Lugnez is mainly Catholic.
Patronage
The patron saint of the valley is Saint Mauritius . A chapel was built for him in Cumbel in 1716, which was the target of an annual procession until the end of the 19th century.
Political structure
In the Val Lumnezia are the villages of Vrin , Lumbrein , Degen (consisting of the Degen, Rumein and Vattiz fractions), Vignogn , Vella , Cumbel , Morissen , Suraua (consisting of the Camuns , Uors-Peiden , Tersnaus , Surcasti ), Duvin , St. Martin and Vals . The political center is Vella. On January 1, 2013, the individual municipalities merged with the exception of Vals to form the new municipality of Lumnezia .
Until December 31, 2015, Surcuolm belonged politically to the Lumnezia district , but is not in the valley, but on the other side of the Piz Mundaun and is now part of Obersaxen. Conversely, Riein and Pitasch are geographically part of the Val Lumnezia, but politically the latter both joined the regional center Ilanz / Glion in the Surselva region from 2016 .
Tourism and sightseeing
- Churches worth seeing include the Vella Catholic Church with paintings by Hans Ardüser and Alois Carigiet and the Pleif near Vella Catholic Church .
- In Degen each year the place Open Air Val Lumnezia of currently the largest music event held in the canton of Grisons.
- There is access to the Obersaxen Mundaun Val Lumnezia ski area in Vella and a ski area in Vals .
- Several buildings by the architect Gion A. Caminada, who specializes in wooden constructions, in Vrin.
- Swimming lake with a seasonal campsite in Davos Munts (approx. 1300 m) near Degen GR .
- Skiing and hiking area around the Piz Mundaun with an alpine Maiensäss landscape.
- Historic pass crossing on mule tracks into Ticino over the summer pastures of the alpine, nature-protected Greina.
photos
Val Lumnezia, view from Piz Mundaun
View towards Vrin
View into the Lugnez from Pitasch
At Morissen, looking north
Village square in Vella GR
View from Piz Mundaun towards Vella
literature
- Val Lumnezia . In: Lexicon Istoric Retic (Rhaeto-Romanic)
- Out and about in Lugnez: Small guide through the Val Lumnezia .
Web links
- Val Lumnezia on the ETHorama platform
- Portal of the municipality of Lumnezia