Sagogn

Sagogn with Catholic Church

Sagogn ( [ sɐgɔɲ ] / i, and German until 1943 officially saying? ) Is a municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland; they belong to the circle Ilanz in the district Surselva.

Geography

Sagogn between Ilanz and Laax on a fertile, belonging to Gruob plane, which originated around 10,000 years ago through the Flims rockslide. The name comes from the Latin siccum what dry means and refers to the lower probability of precipitation compared to the surrounding communities. Sagogn was in the Middle Ages an important ecclesiastical center and in 1701 the scene of the word Erhan Dels.

Coat of arms

Blazon: In gold ( yellow), the black saint Columbanus with silver nimbus, bag and walking stick

Crest motif after the former patron of the parish on Bregl as Haida on the eastern edge of the village ( today only foundations visible).

Population

At the census of 1880 482 inhabitants were counted in 1950, there were 492, 332, 1970 and 1980, the population was 470 at 31 December 2000 was one sagogn 646 inhabitants and 31 May 2009 673 sagogn has about 300 households and as many apartments. The majority of the population speaks Sursilvan. Sagogn is since the 16th century - one in Graubünden otherwise rare phenomenon - a confessional equal representation village with a Roman Catholic majority and Protestant- Reformed minority.

Attractions

• The Catholic Church of the Assumption is one of the best-preserved, fully adorned churches of the early high baroque north of the Alps.
• In the upper part of the village, the Reformed Church stands with striking onion dome.
• House Castelli Aspermont. In well-preserved ancient palace Aspermont Bishop Tello lived until his death in 765
• To the east of the village on the Rhine gorge begins.
• The ruin arbitration mountain testifies to the historical significance of the village. The arbitration mountain castle was the seat of the Barons of sagogn in the 12th century.

Golf course

Since 2008 sagogn has a golf course. The opening of the 18-hole championship course, par 72, with a total length of approximately 5900 meters was 2009.

Gallery

Anterior Rhine, Catholic Church

Golf course

Casti Aspermont

Bregl as Haida

On the eastern edge of the village, on Bregl as Haida, was in the 7th century a frühmittalterliche, Carolingian church hall with horseshoe-shaped apse. It was mentioned in the will of Bishop Tello in 765 Columbanskirche. It can be assumed that S. Columban was a private church of the Viktoriden churrätischen family who owned nearby, on Bregl, a large manor house, which is described in detail in the Testament. The farm included along with a heated house and farm buildings with water supply, vegetable and fruit gardens and vineyards. Subterranean ruins posed by S. Columban, indicate the dimensions of the manor house. The area is owned by the canton of Graubünden and is under the protection of the Swiss Confederation.

Based on a design by the architect Peter Zumthor end of the 60s a stele was erected; In 2004 she was refurbished.

Location

Construction phases

Monument