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Roth fountain and castle Ortenstein

Roth wells (Romansh Giuvaulta ) is a municipality in the district Domleschg in the district Rhein Behind the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The German name comes from the warm jodeisenhaltigen medicinal and mineral springs. The source was used from 1888 to the 1920s in the spa for spa treatment.

Coat of arms

The fountain as canting arms and reference to the local spa is complemented with the star of the coat of arms of the lords of Juvalta, the former owners of the place. The municipality's territory Roth fountain are their castles Hochjuvalt and Innerjuvalt.

The former spa hotel

Geography

The place is a street located in the village and Domleschg the valley floor to the right of the Hinter-Rhein at the western foot of the Stätzerhornkette. Of the total municipal area of ​​310 ha 210 ha of woods and forests are covered. Bloss 36 ha is arable. In addition, there are 35 hectares of unproductive area and 29 ha settlement area.

Population

Languages

Original language of community residents was Sutselvisch, a Grison Romanesque dialect. But already in the second half of the 19th century began a steady voice change. Goods in 1880 71 % Romansh, there were 1900 first time a relative German -speaking majority with 49% versus 47 % Romansh. Since 1910, the German is with 63% of the population in the majority. By 1941, the proportion of Romansh had dropped to 18%. This erosion process continues in attenuated form until today.

Although today understand 14% of the population Romanesque, but is only German authorities language.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 303 inhabitants were 266 ( = 88 % ) Swiss nationals.

Economy and infrastructure

In Roth fountain is a power station the power station of Zurich ( EWZ ) City, which forms the lowest level of EWZ power plants means frets. Is used the water of the Albula, which is actually a few miles upriver flows near Sils im Domleschg into the Rhine.

A second power plant is one of the power plants Zervreila ( KWZ ) and uses the water from the Zervreilasee, the Vals Valley and the Safiental from where the pressure line runs through the mountain to the Heinz powerhouse in Domleschg. Both power plant and switchgear are left of the background Rhine.

Just north of the switchgear KWZ is the station Roth Fountain of the Rhaetian Railway ( RhB). From there a bus service operated by Postbus Graubünden village Roth fountain and the other lying in the Rhine Domleschg villages to RhB railway station Thusis.

Since 1983, the highway A13 runs past the village; on the municipality, there is a same junction.

In Roth fountain at the train station the castle path Domleschg takes its output.

Attractions

In addition to the castles and palaces, the Reformed village church is a listed building.