Siat

Siat

Siat ( [ sɪ̯at ]? / I, German Seth ) was until December 31, 2013, municipality in the district Ruis in the district Surselva the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Of the 193 residents of the end of 2004 were 191 Swiss nationals. On 1 January 2014 merged with the former municipalities Siat Castrisch, Duvin, Ilanz, Ladir, luffing, Pigniu, Pitasch, Riein, Rueun, Ruschein, Schnaus and Sevgein the new community Ilanz / Glion.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure, on a golden goblet siebenstrahliger gold star

The cup represents the holy Florinus, the local patron saint; the siebenstrahlige star symbolizes the Romansh name of the community, which means seven.

Geography

The scattered village lies on a terrace high above the left bank of the Rhine front. The community ranges from 930 m above sea level. M. north of Rueun and Schnaus up to an altitude of 2833 m near the preliminary to the border with the Canton of Glarus. Of the total municipal area of ​​1348 ha 689 ha is arable, including 565 ha of mountain pastures. 453 hectares of the municipal area is covered by forest and woodland and 180 ha of unproductive area (mountains ). The remaining 26 ha settlement area.

The Senda Sursilvana, a long distance footpath along the young Rhine leads from the Oberalp Pass ago by Siat towards Chur.

Attractions

• The St. Luziuskirche on a hill in the east of the village was built in 1656. The wall paintings in the choir come from Hans Ardüser.
• Above the village are the ruins of the castle Friberg from the beginning of the 13th century.
• In December 2010, was opened in the village the Ustria Steila, a building of the architect Gion A. Caminada Bünder.

Gallery

Castle hill with the ruins of the castle Friberg

Ustria Steila