Rofla Gorge
The Rofflaschlucht (according to National Map also Roflaschlucht ) is a canyon of Hinterrheins between Andeer Bärenburg and Sufers in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The gorge is situated at an altitude of 1100 meters and forms the border between the shams and the Rhine forest.
Below the gorge are the headquarters and the equalization tank Bärenburg the power plants Rhine. The gorge is therefore not crossed by the entire water of the background Rhine.
Guest house in the Rofflaschlucht
The first recorded inn in the Rofflaschlucht and in 1639; Predecessors at the same position are also conceivable. The residents benefited from passing movement of goods, which was handled by a footpath. Between 1818 and 1823 the new roads over the Spliigen and San Bernardino Pass arisen; also, they performed the Roffla. After the opening of the Gotthard tunnel in 1882 the movement collapsed, the employment opportunities were made largely.
Towards the end of the 19th century Christian Melchior - Pitschen decided to emigrate with his wife Maria to America; the crossing was paid for the emigrants of the community. The inn and the small farm continued the parents. Through his work as a servant Christian Melchior came to Niagara Falls. He saw with this destination money was earned and recognized the tourist potential of natural beauty. He decided to go back and make the Rofflaschlucht walked to open up the waterfall at the back of the valley for the audience.
In the winter months - in the summer, the family was busy with work in agriculture - between 1907-1914 blasted Christian Melchior with hand drills and explosives around 8000 a gallery from the rock to the waterfall and under the rear Rhine through. Over 10,000 blast holes had to be beaten with the simplest hand tools in the rock. His wife and his children helped him. Although the number of visitors at the beginning was modest, it was possible Melchior with the new tourist attraction, to secure the existence of the hotel « Rofflaschlucht " at the entrance of the gorge. Christian Melchior was born in 1862 and died in 1940; his wife Maria lived from 1869 until 1941.
The house is since 1833 owned by the Melchior family. It was rebuilt and expanded several times and is now run in the 6th generation.
When Rofflaschlucht in the 19th century began the Old Averserstrasse. From today's national highway A13 from the gorge can only be guessed, who wants to see the guest house and more of the gorge, leaving the A13 at Bear Castle ( from the north exit Rofla, No. 26) or Sufers (from the south exit 27 ).
Gallery
High water mark of October 2006
Waterfall
Hotel