Sils im Engadin/Segl

Inn, in the background the church of Segl Baselgia

Sils im Engadin ( German and until 1943 the official name, Romansh Segl? / I ) is a municipality in the district of the Upper Engadine, Maloja district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Geography

Sils im Engadin lies on a piece of land between Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana. The community is a mixture of languages ​​German / Romansh, which is reflected in a double name.

Sils -Maria, Sils -Baselgia next to one of the two hamlets of Sils, is a ski resort and offers a variety of sports and recreational opportunities, cultural offerings.

Sils consists of the following groups whose names are Romansh origin:

• Sils -Maria: Maria is an abraded form of Romansh Maioria what dairy or " estate " means
• Sils -Baselgia: Baselgia is the Romansh word for "Church" ( cf. Basilica )
• Fex
• Grevasalvas

Personalities

The magnificent location and the good climate was welcoming many prominent personalities. Hermann Hesse was happy here, and especially Friedrich Nietzsche, who spent in Sils Maria 1881-1888 seven summers ( except for the year 1882) and some of his most important works created there, spread the reputation of the place and the lake around the world. He preserves the Nietzsche House in Sils Maria, resided in the Nietzsche during his stays in modest circumstances, a museum and research center as a tribute. Nietzsche has here written the poem " Sils -Maria ":

From Friedrich Nietzsche: The Gay Science (1882).

The painter Andrea Robbi came from Sils and spent a large part of his tragic life in his house on the square next to the post. The American Secretary of State Fred Iklé was born in Val Fex.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Shared by Blue is a golden sun rays and gold with a blue trout

Simplification of the historic church seal, with regard to the sunny altitude of the municipality and the fish-rich lake Sils.

Tourism

Tourism is a key economic driver of the community. The mountain of Sils is the Furtschellas; she is hiking in summer and alpine skiing in the winter. The car-free Fex Valley is operated by a licensed horse - omnibus. The Fex Valley and the lakes level are used for light summer hiking and winter for cross country skiing. About the frozen lakes leads the Engadin Ski Marathon.

Not to be overlooked in the spatial image that is in 1908, this hotel Waldhaus, Switzerland, one of the few five-star hotels that are in the same family since its opening possession. It's outside and inside still largely in its original condition. Here rose a number of well-known personalities (see there).

Traffic

Sils is located one kilometer south of the North-South transport corridor Julier Pass - Silvaplana - Maloja Pass. Using bus to St. Moritz and Chiavenna Sils is also well connected to public transport.

Population

Languages

Until the 19th century all the inhabitants talked turkey, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect. But there was in 1880 a significant German speaking minority. Still held its ground until the Second World War, a Romansh majority ( 68.2 % in 1880, 55.82 % in 1910, 61.5 % in 1941 ). After 1960 the community tipped the Germans, which in 1970 represented a relative majority for the first time. Authorities languages ​​are German and Romansh, which is still 33.0 % of the population can converse in Romansh. The development of recent decades shows the following table:

Religions and denominations

1552 were the inhabitants converted to Protestantism.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 744 inhabitants were 551 ( = 74 % ) Swiss nationals. The foreign population consists mostly of Portuguese.

Attractions

• Monumental are the Reformed church in Sils -Maria, Sils -Baselgia the Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic parish church.
• Chesa Curtin
• Nietzsche House

Waterfall of Aua da Fedoz at Isola

Church of Sils Maria

Municipal House and Reformed church in Sils -Maria

Nietzsche House in Sils -Maria