Fideris

Fideris

Fideris ( Walser German [ fɪd̥ɾɪʃ ]; ? Romansh Fadrein / i ) is a village in Prättigau intermediaries, each owner civic community, Reformed church community and the political community. This belongs to the group Jenaz and thus the district Prättigau- Davos (until 2001 to the district Oberland quart) of the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

• 4.1 languages
• 4.2 Religions - confessions
• 4.3 Source - Nationality

Coat of arms

Blazon: In a gold fang ready blue eagle, red edges.

Transfer from a community seal of the 18th century in the colors of the ten federal court.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the southern side of the central Prättigau. Apart from the main settlement, the cross-shaped landscaped street Fideris village on a terrace above the mouth of Arieschbaches in the country Quart, it includes the fractions Strahlegg beyond the Arieschtobels and Fideris - Au in the bottom of the main valley.

The territory largely coincides with the catchment area of ​​the Arieschbaches and extends from the country fourth in the north to the watershed against the Schanfigg. The semi-circular end of the valley is occupied by the extended Alps Fideriser Heuberge, behind the summit of Mattjisch Horn rise ( 2'461 m above sea level. M. ) and Chistenstein ( 2473 m, the highest point of the municipality ). After Peist or long meadow perform several hem and foot paths: the Faninpass that Arflinafurgga and Strassberger Fürggli.

Of the total area of ​​2,532 ha community are 1,538 ha of agricultural Nutzgebiet (almost 92 % of Alpine farms ). More 698 hectares are covered by forest and woodland. A total of 227 ha are unproductive area (mostly mountains) and the remaining 69 ha settlement area.

The municipality borders on Arosa, Conters im Prättigau, Jenaz, Kublis and Luzein.

History

In the eastern part of the village Madinis a 25 cm long lance tip from the Late Bronze Age was found.

The since the 14th century as Fidris / Fideris and 1572 testified as Foedrain village is located at the former valley road, which avoided the flood-prone valley floor and led by Jenaz about Fideris village and Strahlegg to Küblis. As part of the Court Castel's the place belonged from 1436 to ten court covenant. 1530, the Reformation was carried out.

Fideris bath

The approximately 2 km south of Fideris Situated on Arieschbach, 1464 mentioned Bad Fideris developed in the 19th century the most important mineral bath Graubünden. In the spa there was a sodium and ferrous acidulous. After the cure was abandoned in 1939, destroyed in 1967 a landslide the building and spilled the source.

Population

The population increased by emigration 1850-1910 massively from ( 1850 to 1910: -23.0 %). In the 1910s, a first growth spurt followed, then a decade long stagnation phase. Between 1930 and 1960 there was a significant increase of the population ( 1930 to 1960: 35.2 %). By 1990, there were periods of stagnation, decline of population and strong growth. Overall, the population grew moderately at (1960-1990: 6.7 %) - to then stagnated in the 1990s. Since the year 2000, the population grows again slightly.

Languages

In the early Middle Ages, the population of the community still spoke Ladino; the Romanesque village name is Fadrein. In the 14th century migrated to Walser, whose presence is attested to Tarnutz since 1389. At the Reformation the Germanization was completed. The only official language of the municipality is German. The community is now almost uniformly in German, as the following table shows:

Religions - faiths

Fideris took in 1530 to the new ( reformed ) doctrine, which dominated for centuries. By leaving the church and immigration, the religious conditions have changed in the last decades. In 2000, there were 84 % Evangelical Protestant and 9% Roman Catholic Christians.

Origin - Nationality

From the end of 2004 599 inhabitants were 579 ( = 96.66 %), Swiss citizen. At the last census was 554 ( = 94.54 %), Swiss nationals, including six dual citizen. The largest immigrant groups come from Germany, Portugal and Italy.

Policy

The municipality is President Marianne Flury (2011 ).

Attractions

As the only Prättigauer village Fideris was spared from the destruction caused by the Austrians in 1622, so that in the village a number of handsome town houses have been preserved.

• The house Gujan arose from a residential tower of the 11th century.
• Built in 1461 Reformed Church presents itself - apart from the tower rebuilt in 1740 - as building the late Gothic choir with netzgewölbtem and murals from the construction period.
• Former Valär
• Reception building of the RhB
• At the hamlet Strahlegg the ruins of the castle of the same is Strahlegg. From the 13th century dated construction are still the stump of the main tower and remains of walls of the housing unit available.