Rhäzüns

Rhazuns

Rhazuns (Romansh Razen [ ʁɐtsen ]? / I ) is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

Acquisition of the arms of the Barons of Rhazuns.

Population

Languages

Originally, the residents spoke a bündner Romanesque dialect. Although this was a mittelbündnerische dialect, the Sursilvan was used as a written language traditionally in all municipalities of the district Imboden. In this capacity, they resembled the communities Berguen Filisur where also mittelbündnischere dialects were in use and are, as a written language but the Oberengadinische (where, historically, mainly for religious reasons) was in use.

Despite constant growth of the German Romanesque remained until 1970 the majority language. However, the proportion fell from 96% in 1880 over 1910 and 82% in 1941 to 76% in 1970 52% ( or 466 people). In the 1970s, the language shift towards the Germans, which is constantly being dominant was. This is also the following table ( the values ​​for 1990 are not exact):

Although 23.5 % of the population understand Romanesque, German is the only language authorities today. Italian speakers are not Italian Grisons, but immigrants from Italy.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 1220 residents were in 1029 ( = 84 % ) Swiss nationals.

Economy

The place is known mainly for its mineral water Rhäzünser. The slogan " Rhäzünser isch gsünser " was for years to read in television advertising and on the trucks of bottled water company.

Attractions

• Church Sogn Gieri ' (St. George): 960 already mentioned; Romanesque church with Gothic choir; among other things, complete painting of the 14th century by the Waltensburger champion.
• Former parish and current cemetery church Sogn Paul
• Parish Nossadunna ( Nativity of Mary ): built in 1697, baroque.
• Castle Rhazuns: in the Middle Ages ancestral castle of the powerful barons of Rhazuns. Castle Rhazuns is owned by the Ems-Chemie and serves Christoph Blocher as a second home. As an alternative to today's private use, there were also ideas made ​​available to the public system.

Village entrance

Church Nossadussa ( Nativity of Mary )

Mineral spring

Church Sogn Gieri

History

Rhazuns 840 is first mentioned in documents as Raezunne. With Bonaduz Rhazuns originally formed a parish with the parish church of St. George. 1529-1667 was a gradual separation of the two communities. Since the establishment of the Upper or Grey League 1424 Rhazuns formed with the communities Bonaduz, Ems and Felsberg a court. With the same rule Rhazuns the community came in 1497 from the Zollern of Habsburg, but remained part of the Three Leagues. After the Congress of Vienna in 1819 Rhazuns came finally to Canton Graubunden.

The present parish church Nossadunna ( Nativity of Mary ) was contributed by the Lord of Rhazuns, the German Emperor Leopold I, built in 1702. The mineral spring is used in a professional capacity since 1850 and gave the mineral Rhäzünser his name.