Valendas

Valendas

Valendas ( in the local Walser dialect Faladòòs [ fɐlɐdɔ ː s]; ? Romansh in the neighborhood Valendau [ ˌ valəndaʊ̯ ] / i) until December 31, 2012, a municipality in the district Ilanz in the district Surselva the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The place name Valendas to have originated from Val- ENDA (Valley of the page). Valendas is considered which is of national importance.

On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipalities Versam Safien and Tenna for new community Safiental and moved it into the circle Safien.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Azure, an upright golden (yellow ) lion, accompanied by three golden balls (2:1)

The crest is a combination of the coat of arms of the lords of Valendas ( three black balls in silver ( white ) ). Bearing the arms of the intermarried with them on Mont Lowenberg, which also determined the colors of the former municipality coat of arms

Geography

The town is located on a terrace above the right side of the front Rhine Gorge ( Ruinaulta ) on the northern slopes of the Piz Riein at an altitude of 810 m. Besides the village the village Brno, Carrera, Dutjen include ( consisting of upper and Unterdutjen ) and Turisch and farmsteads to the former church. The deepest point of the former municipality is situated at an altitude of 635 meters, the highest point is the setting floor ( 2605 m).

From all over the former municipality of almost 23 km ² 1 110 ha are forested and 635 ha Mountains. Only 98 of the 493 ha of arable land are mountain pastures. The rest of the former municipality area of 41 ha settlement area.

Population

Originally, the population consisted of Grisons novels. The hamlet on the other hand have been settled by Walser. For centuries these populated then the village, so that the whole of the former municipality is German today. From the end of 2004 306 inhabitants were 295 Swiss nationals. The former church is traditionally Reformed denomination.

Traffic

The former municipality is connected through the postal bus Ilanz - Versam grid of public transport. In addition, she shares with sagogn the stop Valendas - sagogn the Rhaetian Railway.

History

In the will of Bishop Tello of 765 the place is first mentioned under the name Valendano. In the 12th century appears a noble family of Valendas, which served various barons. Later the Counts of Berg took over possession. The residents bought up in 1526 by the tithe -free and acquired in 1529, the castle Valendas, which fell apart after that. In the period of the Helvetic Republic the place belonged to the district of Glenner in Canton Rhaetia.

Attractions

The association " Valendas pulse " was founded in 2004. It organizes various events such as the Music Festival Valendas and is committed to a sustainable village development and maintenance of the village image.

  • Ruins of Castle Valendas
  • Monumental is the Protestant church.
  • The Jooshaus, a farmhouse with attached barn and brick residential tower, was uninhabited for 50 years and came in 2010 through a donation from the heirs to the association " Valendas pulse ". The oldest parts date back to the 14th century.
  • The Engihuus above the fountain originates in the core from the year 1517. Engi - In the stall next to the well an exhibition about the history of the village is shown.
  • The Lower Marchionhaus was built before 1681 in several phases on previous buildings.
  • The wooden fountain of Valendas is one of the largest in Europe; the original was from the year 1760. 2011 the fountain with its 4.8 times twelve meters large pool after 30 years was last replaced. The fountain is since 1981 under cantonal conservation.
  • In addition to the Türalihus is the Rothuus, which was built in 1782 on two previous buildings.
  • The Türalihus ( " tower house" ) stood empty for several decades, and threatened to fall apart. In a first operation, facade and roof were restored. The plan is the installation of two apartments.
  • Extension mountain schoolhouse, 2001, Architect: Michael Curdin
  • Alix viewing platform overlooking the Ruinaulta

Part of the village Fraissen

Wooden fountain, left the Grauhuus, right the Engihuus

Lower Marchionhaus

Valendas Carrera

Safien valley Tenna, Switzerland Surselva District
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