Zernez

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Zernez
Coat of arms of Zernez
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair
BFS no. : 3746i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 7530 Zernez
7542 Susch
7543 Lavin
Coordinates : 803 507  /  175 539 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '0 "  N , 10 ° 6' 0"  O ; CH1903:  803,507  /  one hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred and thirty-nine
Height : 1474  m above sea level M.
Height range : 1355-3408 m above sea level M.
Area : 344.04  km²
Residents: 1527 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 4 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.zernez.ch
Zernez

Zernez

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Zernez ( [tsərˈnɛts] ? / I ) is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . Audio file / audio sample

On January 1, 2015, the community merged with the previously independent communities Lavin and Susch . The new community is also called Zernez.

coat of arms

With the merger, Zernez received a new coat of arms for the entire municipality, which contains the main elements of the three former municipal coats of arms. The old coat of arms retained its validity as the village coat of arms.

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Blazon : In silver (white) an upright, red armored black bear , carrying a green fir tree with roots

The coat of arms reminds of the many bear stories from the woods of the community. At the same time, it also refers to the Planta family , who were of great importance to the community and had a bear's paw in their coat of arms.

geography

The village of Zernez is located at an altitude of 1,474  m in the wide valley floor of the Engadine at the confluence of the Inn and Spöl rivers and has around 1,600 inhabitants, mostly Romansh- speaking. The place is the most important starting point for hikes in the Swiss National Park ; The Chamanna Cluozza hiking hut, for example, is a popular destination .

In addition to the village of Zernez with the Brail fraction and the hamlet Carolina, the municipality has also included the area of ​​the former municipalities Lavin and Susch since early 2015 .

population

languages

In 1880 84%, in 1900 79% and in 1941 78% of the citizens said Romansh (in the Vallader variant ) as their mother tongue. In the period after the Second World War, the proportion of Romansh fell further, but it is still the majority language. In 1990 81% and in 2000 80% stated that they knew Romansh. The following table shows the development of the past decades (valid for the district of Zernez, without Lavin and Susch):

Languages ​​in Zernez
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
German 207 22.50% 243 27.96% 300 31.28%
Romansh 645 70.11% 571 65.71% 586 61.11%
Italian 56 6.09% 41 4.72% 42 4.38%
Residents 920 100% 869 100% 959 100%

Religions and denominations

The Reformation was introduced in Zernez in 1553 .

Origin and nationality

Of the 1044 residents, 922 (= 88%) were Swiss citizens (as of the end of 2005).

history

Zernez 1925 towards the south, photo by Walter Mittelholzer
Zernez 2008 to the north

Zernez was first mentioned in 1161 as Sarnetz .

After a major fire on September 5, 1872, which left only 40 of 157 houses undamaged, part of the village was rebuilt in the urban style and with flat roofs that are otherwise untypical for the Engadin.

During the Second World War , the Ova Spin and Crastatscha barriers were created in the vicinity of Zernez .

Attractions

Wildenberg Castle, which dates back to the 17th and 18th centuries, is located in Zernez . In the district of Runatsch there is an early baroque parish church from 1609 with rich stucco decorations .

Culture

In the tradition of nicknames for the Engadine villages , the Zernezer ils are called magliachognas (German for "the dog eaters").

The Burning Mountain Festival has been taking place in Zernez since 2011 at the end of June / beginning of July .

The Engadin Schlager- und Volksmusik Openair has been taking place every two years since 2017 .

traffic

Zernez is on the Bever – Scuol – Tarasp line , which connects to the Albula Railway . A PostBus line connects Zernez with Mals in the Italian Vinschgau . Hauptstrasse 27 also runs through the village .

Personalities

  • Marcus Tatius "Tatius Alpinus" (around 1509 - 1562), humanist, translator and poet
  • Andrea Schorta (1905–1990) linguist, winner of the Prix Charles Veillon and the Bündner Kulturpreis.
  • Jacques Guidon (* 1931), draftsman, painter, sculptor and theater director
  • Rudolf Grass (1906–1982), Zernezer village photographer
  • Andrea Bezzola (1840–1897), Swiss federal judge and President of the National Council

literature

  • Paul Eugen Grimm: Zernez. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  • Luzi Dosch: Zernez (= Swiss Art Guide. No. 590, Ser. 59). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1996, ISBN 3-85782-590-1 .
  • Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden. Volume III: The valleys of Räzünser Boden, Domleschg, Heinzenberg, Oberhalbstein, Upper and Lower Engadine (= Swiss art monuments. Volume 11). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1940. DNB 760079625 .
  • Peter W. Roth: The long way to the eighth largest community. Zernez is already 850 years old. In: Engadiner Post of March 3, 2011, p. 5.

Web links

Commons : Zernez  - 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. ↑ The long way ... (see literature)
  3. ↑ St. Sebastian Chapel
  4. ↑ Chasa Bezzola
  5. ↑ Historical railway ensemble at the station
  6. ↑ Alternative point of the RhB
  7. ↑ Morenturm