Andeer

Andeer. Links above the ruins of the castle Cagliatscha

Village is also a municipality in the district of Shams, District Hinterrhein the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

As of January 1, 2009 had the independent municipalities Clugin and Pignia were merged with the municipality of Andeer.

• 5.1 Tourism
• 5.2 mineral springs and mineral baths Aquandeer
• 5.3 Attractions

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent ( white ) on black plate foot in the battlements cut an upright black, red reinforced Bear

Canting arms relative to the Castle Bear Castle, the historic administrative center of the valley.

Geography

Andeer located in Shamsertal ( Romansh: Val Schons ) on the Rhine. With its convenient traffic location village is also the most populous municipality in the district Shams.

Population

Languages

Originally, the inhabitants spoke Sutselvisch, a Grison Romanesque dialect. The decline of the Roman began after 1850. Nevertheless, gave in 1880 65 % of residents Romansh as their language. By 1910, the proportion dropped to 54%, then joined a stabilization until the beginning of World War II a. Since then began a strong linguistic change. 1970 were still 205 people Romansh.

German is officially only authorities language. However, since at least 22% of the residents understand Romanesque, obtained from the municipality also information in Romanesque.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 724 inhabitants were 645 ( = 89 % ) Swiss nationals.

History

Coins from the early imperial period indicate that the Romans probably ( BC aged 15 ) passed already in the conquest of their province Raetia in Andeer. It is believed that the former settlement with the name Lapidaria already at that time an important staging post on the journey over the Alps was.

South of the village, near the hamlet of Bear Castle, the ruins of the former castle Bärenburg.

The construction of roads driving over the passes Spliigen and San Bernardino in 1820 brought a revival of the Alps in the late 19th century led to the decline of freight transport with the opening of the railway tunnel. Since the opening of the San Bernardino road tunnel in 1967 Andeer lies back on a busy route ( A 13).

Until the mid-20th century was spoken mostly in Romansh Andeer. Since then, the German wins slowly but steadily terrain.

Economy

It is known the green Andeerer orthogneiss (trade name: Andeerer granite or Verde Andeer ), which is mined and processed at the edge of the village of two companies. In petrographic sense is a metamorphic rock. The company Toscano builds the rock from two places ( Bärenloch and Parsagna ). The natural reservoir situation causes the Andeerer orthogneiss has to be reduced at an angle. Due to the very pronounced structure of the deposit can be this rock " in the camp " ( cloudy structure ) or " against the camp " get ( with streaky structure). Therefore, splitting rough plates are possible, which is not possible in many granites generally.

Internationally known is the Verde Andeer mainly because of its use for grave stones and slabs as well as in the interior. The typical green color is almost unrivaled among the natural stones. He comes from the minerals phengite (light green) and chlorite ( dark green).

Overburden is used almost 100 %. This produces bricks, aggregates for the concrete industry or for road and railway ballast. Except for large Slabs all work is carried out in the village.

At the old San Bernardino, a new quarry is open, in which a silver- gray version of the ortho gneiss is degraded. Its easy and domestic raw materials compared to open-minded approval structure in Switzerland, it is possible to open up new types of natural stone and dismantle. The material came under the trade name Rhein- quartzite in the trade.

Another product from Andeer are the cheese of the local dairy. This was closed in 2000 but re-opened a year later. Five farmers deliver annually from 360,000 kg of milk, from which various dairy products are made. 2010 won the gold medal in the category " lubricated hard cheese " the Andeerer dream in the Championship Cheese Contest in Wisconsin USA.

Tourism

Today, tourism is very important for the village. Old houses and streets as well as some culinary specialties attract tourists. Overnight accommodations are available in four hotels, numerous apartments and at a campsite. The long-distance ViaSpluga ( from Thusis to Chiavenna in Italy) performs Andeer, which can serve as a stage stop. Village is also centrally located in the rest of the summer and winter trips to Schamser mountain, into Obverse and behind the Rhine area.

Mineral springs and mineral baths Aquandeer

Village is also known for its mineral springs; the mineral bath and spa is one of the main tourist attractions of Andeer.

The mineral spring originates at the bottom of lying down the valley of Andeer fraction Pignia, at the below of this village situated on the main road houses group Bogn (bath, Postbus stop ). At the outlet, the water has a temperature of 18 °; for the mineral bath in Andeer it is heated to 34 °. It has a high mineral content of calcium, magnesium and sulfates on ( total mineralization: 2245.5 mgr / l). It thus is a slightly ferruginous gypsum water with remarkable magnesium content. The source provides in a long time regularly about 200 liters per minute; low rainfall years have an impact after several years in the form of reduced emissions from.

Drinking water has anti-inflammatory and entquellende effect on the tissue, and causes increased urine output. Further beneficial effects in convalescence and rehabilitation after illness, surgery and accidents as well as in autonomic regulation disorders are called.

Previously, the bathroom was in the mentioned group of houses below Pignia, since 1882, the water is directed into a 1 km long pipeline to Andeer. 1968, the outdated bathing was abandoned. In view of the great importance of the bath for the entire economic development of Andeer was 1981, the founding of the spa Schamser Andeer AG and the following year the modern spa was opened. 1996 was added a outdoor pool, which was renewed in 2007 and fitted with an attractive lighting. Various spa and therapy facilities complement the bathroom.

Attractions

• The Reformed Church.
• The Catholic Church of St. Valentin in Pigniu.
• The expansion of school building and gymnasium, 2005.
• House Capol.
• House Padrun.
• House Rosales.

Others

• In 2003, the Betagtenheim Hinter Rhine and to also built a new gym and a Oberstufenschulhaus for the district in the summer of 2005.

• A major source of revenue of the municipality are the water rates of the power plants back Rhein AG, together with the quarries mentioned above.

Wall paintings and inscriptions on Sutsilvan to the beautiful Val Schons

Restaurant Rofflaschlucht

In the Rofflaschlucht