Sufers

Sufers

Sufers (Romansh Sur ) is a municipality in the district of the circle Rheinwald Rhine. It belongs to the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Tourism

Coat of arms

Blazon: In red over silver ( white) lace details blue river band a silver Latin cross

The river band as an indication of the Rheinwald is complemented by the Latin cross, which at Salvator patronage of the church Sufers.

Geography

Haufendorf Sufers, lowest settlement in the east-west running Rheinwald, is located north of the Sufnersee jammed Hinterrheins at the mouth of the steep Erbach. The municipality spell extends transversely to the valley axis, comprises a 4 km long section of the main valley - down the river to the Rofflaschlucht - and includes two side valleys: the 4 km long Steilertal in the northwest and the 7 km-long Suretta in the south, which on both sides of limited 2,500 m high mountain ranges and in the background of the distinctive glaciated peak of Surettahorns ( 3027 m) is dominated. Around Steilertal reach Teurihorn ( 2973 m), Alperschällihorn ( 3039 m, the highest point of the municipality ) and gray horns ( Pizzas d' Anarosa, 3000 m) comparable heights.

In 1997, 13 % of the municipality were used for agriculture. The forest took a 24%, settlements 1%. With 62 % very high, the proportion of unproductive area. This explains in part from the high altitude, on the other hand the shape of the side valleys: Both are narrow, the mouth area extremely steep and the slopes of the upper portions of a large area covered with scree and unsuitable for Alpwirtschaft.

Neighboring municipalities are Spliigen, Safien, Casti - Wergenstein, Andeer Ferrera and Madesimo, in the Italian province of Sondrio.

History

For the first time the village is mentioned as 831 Subere documented. Ten years later, Emperor Lothar donated a church there. At the time, the outer Rheinwald was populated as the neighboring Shams of Romansh. Since it expanded in 1300, the Walser settlement of the inner valley ( Nufenenpass and rear Rhine ) after Sufers, German is the main language. In the Three Leagues of the place was as a neighborhood of the Court Rheinwald the Grey waistband. Economic fundamentals were agriculture ( livestock farming and modest ) and since the 15th century the pass traffic through Spliigen and Bernhardinpass. At times, iron ore was mined in Suretta and smelted in the Schmelzi at the mouth of the valley.

Population

Languages

Despite the Romanesque village name residents speak German, because the place was settled in 1300 by the Walser. Therefore, the community belongs to the German-speaking for centuries villages in the canton of Grisons. German is the only language authorities.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 133 inhabitants were 128 Swiss nationals.

Economy

The associated with the Stauseebau early 1960s made ​​Gesamtmelioration secured the existence of the remaining Sufner farms. In 2000/2001, 29 people were employed in the agriculture and forestry, in the commercial sector and the services sector 28 18 The village has a hotel, a dairy farm and a village shop.

Traffic

Located on the A13 motorway community is connected through the postal bus ( Chur ) Thusis -Bellinzona to the public transport network.

Tourism

In the summer Sufers is a nice place to relax and wander ( Lai da Vons, Cufercalhütte ). In winter the village is the starting point for mountain tours, ski lifts can be found in the neighboring village Spliigen.

Attractions

• Monumental is the Protestant Church Sufers.
• The Sufnersee, an artificial reservoir that belongs to the system of the Lago di Lei, is a popular spot for fishermen.
• About 2 km down the valley is built in the Second World War, now accessible as a museum fortress Crestawald.