Valzeina
Valzeina
Valzeina [ ʋɐlʦɛɪ̯nɐ ] is a scattered settlement in the valley of the barriers Bach, a southern tributary of the front Prättigau in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The former neighborhoods Hintervalzeina and Vordervalzeina with the hamlet Sigg along with some surrounding farms formed since 1891 a municipality in the district of the district Buchen Unterlandquart, which in 2011 joined with the community Fanas Grüsch.
Coat of arms
Blazon: In Gold (Yellow) a black deer antler ( deer antler )
The rich deer wildlife populations in the area of Valzeina are reason for the choice of deer antlers as a municipal coat of arms.
Geography
Valzeina is a scattered settlement to the southeast of the country quart at the entrance to Prättigau and lies on both sides of the Schranggabachs. The southernmost district on the northeast slope of the Cyprianspitzes ( 1'774 m, the highest point of the municipality ) is the hamlet Hintervalzeina. A little further north, on the eastern slope of the Schiterbergs ( 1,627 m), lies Clavadätsch. This is followed, on the eastern slope of the lunch plate ( 1,370 m), the village (front ) Valzeina on the left side of the Schranggabachs. Just opposite, but east of the creek, located on the northwest slope of Mount Furner ( 1,789 m), the hamlet Sigg ( 1,064 m). Northernmost part of municipality is Untervalzeina ( 1,013 m).
In the former rural community there are numerous farmsteads. It comprises the whole area down to the Chlus deep country Quart. Only the rearmost part of the valley with extensive alpine meadows belongs to the municipality Trimmis.
From all over the former municipality of 1144 ha 609 ha are forested. In addition, 461 hectares for each half as a mountain pastures and arable and meadow land is arable. In addition, there are 45 ha and 29 ha of mountain settlement area.
History
In the 12th century, is mentioned for the first time by a predio Valsene; 1367 is mentioned the place Tavaladatsch uff Valtzennas / Valtzeinas. The name Valzeina is attributed to a combination of Latin valle, valley ' with a substrate word * sania / senia, marshland, peat, reed '. In the 14th century migrated from Furna ago Walser in the novels sparsely populated valley a.
In the Helvetic Republic, before and afterwards distributed to several court dominions valley belonged to the district of the lower country quart of Canton Rhaetia. The self-employed since 1851, formerly belonging to Trimmis Hintervalzeina community united in 1891 with the 1876 to the already detached from Grüsch Department Sigg extended community Vordervalzeina. In early 2011 Valzeina joined together with the community Fanas Grüsch.
Population
Originally, the former village was settled by Grison novels. In the 14th and 15th century immigrants from Furna ago Walser one. This led to a gradual change of language of today's German-speaking community. From the end of 2004 132 inhabitants were 128 Swiss nationals.
Policy
Parish council
The former council consisted of five people. Last mayor was Hans Wieland.
Traffic
The predominantly shaped by the agriculture area is connected since 1903 by a road with the stop - Buchen Valzeina the Rhaetian Railway. The Postbus Country quart Valzeina provides the connection to the grid forth of public transport.
Attractions
Monumental is the Protestant church.
Others
1697, the then minister Peter Walser was murdered after the sermon in Valzeina on the way home to Grüsch. Therefore, the place where he died, the name Mördertobäli ( murderer Tobel ) bears.
On the lunch plate is the transmitter Valzeina, a 120 -meter-high radio mast for radio ( analog ) and television DVB-T, as well as directional beam systems and satellite antennas. The antenna mast was created by the former Telecom PTT and now belongs to the Swisscom.
Above the village is the departure center Valzeina Flüeli the canton of Grisons. There live rejected asylum seekers who leave voluntarily and therefore only receive emergency assistance. Residents, who have organized themselves in club together Valzeina, criticize the too hard in their eyes asylum regime. The topic was discussed in the documentary Life in Paradise by Roman Vital.