Cumbel

Cumbel

Cumbel ( [ kʊmbəl ]? / I, and German until 1983 officially Cumbels ) was until December 31, 2012, a municipality in the district of Val Lumnezia Surselva the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipalities Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella and Vrin the new community Lumnezia.

Coat of arms

Holy Mother is the most famous historical monument of the valley got its name from the legendary battle of the Lugnez women during Werdenberg- Belmontschen feud.

Geography

Cumbel is a village on the road south-west slope of the Piz Mundaun. Of the total municipal area of ​​445 ha are agricultural Nutzgebiet 207, 203 hectares of forest and woodland, 24 ha and 11 ha of unproductive settlement surface area (mountains ).

Cumbel bordered on Duvin, luffing, Morissen, Pitasch, Sevgein, Suraua and Vella. Outside the Porclas stands above the road at the former municipal and county borders a 160 centimeter high landmark from 1715 on the Lugnez side of the holy Mauritius is shown and the inscription. JOHAN HEINRICH OF MONT PRESENT LANDTAMEN IN LONG POWER HAS THIS MARGSTEIN READ MAKE FROM A MOOSE BEF WOLWISEN RATHS DESSELBSTEN 1715. Downhill wears the stone Ilanzer the coat of arms. As Landammann the Gruob Piter Antoni Castell St. Nazaro is called.

Southeast of the village, in the district Valgronda, above the road stands the Chapel of St. Murezi.

Population

From the end of 2004 270 inhabitants were 263 Swiss citizens. It is spoken Sursilvan.

Policy

The former mayor is Pius Bundi (as of 2010 ).

Gallery

Church of St. Stephen

Chapel of St. Murezi at Cumbel

St. Mauritius at the old school house. Links below the Porclas, right above the Chapel of St. Murezi.