Celerina/Schlarigna

Celerina / Schlarigna

Celerina / Schlarigna ( German / Italian Celerina, Romansh Schlarigna? / I ) is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. By the year 1943, the community was officially named Celerina. Then she was called for seven years Schlarigna / Celerina and in 1950 was renamed to Celerina / Schlarigna.

  • 3.1 churches
  • 3.2 houses
  • 3.3 Equipment

Geography

Celerina is situated in the Upper Engadine. The neighboring villages are St. Moritz in the southwest, Samedan Pontresina in the northeast and southeast. As the valley is open to Celerina against three directions out Celerina recorded more hours of sunshine than the surrounding villages. Celerina became famous primarily for his bobsled and proximity to the glamorous St. Moritz. On the territory of Celerina is the plateau Las Trai fluorine.

Population

Languages

Until the beginning of tourism said the entire population of turkey, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect. Gifts in 1860 still 96 % and in 1880 76.9 % Romansh as their mother tongue, this value dropped to 68 in 1900 and 1941 to 50%. The decline continued after the Second World War. However it has been in 1990, 41% agree and 35 % of residents in Romansh in 2000. However, only one language is German authorities. The development of recent decades shows the following table:

Today there are more Italian than Romansh. This is due to the migration of wealthy Italians.

Religions and denominations

1577 led Celerina, as last municipality in the region, the Reformation.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 1332 residents were 950 ( = 71%) Swiss nationals.

Attractions

Churches

  • San Gian
  • Bel Taimpel
  • Reformed Church Crasta
  • Roman Catholic parish church

Houses

  • Chesa Frizzoni
  • Chesa Lorsa
  • Hotel Cresta Palace
  • Residential House Las Lavinatschas

Equipment

  • MZA Celerina

Personalities

  • Reto R. Bezzola (1898-1983), linguist and editor of a standard dictionary
  • Giovannes Mathis (1824-1912), writer of Romansh
  • Zaccaria Pallioppi, jurist, and linguist
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