Paspels

Paspels

Paspels (Romansh Pasqual ) is a municipality in the district Domleschg in the district Hinterrhein the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The community is on a list of estimable local images of Switzerland ISOS.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent ( white ) over green Dreienberg a red rust Lawrence

The coat of arms motif refers to the former Talkirche Saint Lawrence.

Geography

The municipality is located on a terrace above the right bank of the Rhine behind on the western slope of the Stätzerhorns. The place consists of three parts: Canova, shower and Pardisla. Of the total municipal area of ​​457 ha 259 ha of woods and forests are covered. At least 152 ha can be used for agriculture. In addition, there are 28 hectares of built-up area and 18 ha of unproductive area (mostly mountains). In Paspels is predominantly livestock, operated farmland, some fruit and wine growing.

History

Finds from the Neolithic and Roman times show that the area around Paspels was already populated. Is first mentioned Paspels in 1237th At that time the castle Alt- Süns was the center of the extensive possessions of the barons of Vaz in Domleschg. As the castle Canova ( New Süns ) it was destroyed in 1451 during the Schamserfehde. 1527 Paspels ransomed. The 1237 first mentioned in early medieval castle church St. Lorenz served the right side of the valley as the mother church; the village church of St. John the Baptist came from in 1662.

At the end of the 16th century only the hamlet shower overflowed above the village to the Reformation. The local Catholic Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene belonged to the monastery in 1508 Churwalden. To let 1695 Johann Viktor Travers, grandson of Pompey Planta, built the castle on the Paspels inherited from grandfather owned. 1896-97 the carriage road was built. The quiet and sunny area evolved in recent times a strong construction activity.

Population

1880 still showed 89 % of residents Sutselvisch as mother tongue, 1910, there were still 77 % and 1941 56%. Although the community changed in the postwar period to the Germans in 1970 gave 40% of the population Romansh as their native language. From the end of 2005 464 inhabitants were 448 Swiss nationals.

Attractions

  • Catholic parish church of St. John Baptist
  • Chapel of St. Lawrence
  • Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene
  • Burg Alt- Süns
  • Castle Neu - Süns ( Canova )
  • Castle Paspels
  • New Oberstufenschulhaus architect Valerio Olgiati the
  • Canovasee, 777 m above sea level: With water temperatures to about 24 ° one of the warmest ( bathing ) Lakes of the Alps, probably the warmest of Graubünden
Domleschg (Kreis) Hinterrhein (river) Sutsilvan dialects (Romansh) Almens Pratval Tomils Hinterrhein District
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