Waltensburg/Vuorz
Waltensburg / Vuorz
Waltensburg / Vuorz ( German and until 1943 officially Waltensburg, Romansh Vuorz [ vuə̯ʁts ]? / I ) is a municipality in the district of Ruis in the district Surselva the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Coat of arms
Blazon: Argent ( white ) on a black horse killing Georg Ritter with golden nimbus and red coat, a green dragon
In the colors of the coat of arms shows the Federal Upper Saint George, patron of the church and namesake of the castle Joerg Bergmeister, the location of the church. The motif also showed already the municipality seal.
Origin Name
The name comes from the original name Waltensburg Waltramsburg. Waltram is an old German man's name, the exercise on a combination of waltan = and = Hraban Raven is based.
Geography
The hamlet is located in the Surselva on a high plateau on the southern slope of the Anterior Rhine Valley. A small part of the community and the station is on the right side of the Anterior Rhine. The majority of the community, however, is on the left side where it up to the Ruchi ( 3107 m) rises from Run Dado ( 745 m). The northern boundary of the municipality is the same canton Glarus border and consists of a mountain range, the ( 3089 m) belongs together with the Ruchi also the Muttenstock. A little further south, the Piz d' Artgas rises ( 2787 m). To the municipality together with the village include the hamlet Tavellas and numerous individual farms.
Of the total municipal area of over 32 square kilometers are 1291 ha ( = 49 %) Mountains and 712 ha ( = 22 %) forested. 864 ha of the 1181 ha of arable land claimed by mountain pastures. The remaining 48 ha of community land area is built-up area.
Population and language
From the end of 2004 393 inhabitants were 376 Swiss nationals. Since the 16th century Waltensburg is a reformed enclave amidst the otherwise predominantly Catholic Surselva.
The official language is Romansh in the idiom Sursilvan.
Attractions
- The Reformed Church Waltensburg was built as a chapel in hall shape in the 11th century.
From the murals from four different epochs the works of an unknown master in 1330 are especially valuable in art history. Because he left his most important works in Waltensburg, it is called the Waltensburger champion. His works are in a spiritual relationship with the developed around the same time the miniatures manessische handwriting as well as the stained glass windows of Königsfelden.
- House Cadonau - Dalbert (Casa Cadonau - Dalbert )
- Wieland House (Casa Wieland)
In Waltensburg are the ruins of four castles:
- In the eastern part of the village stands the ruined castle Joerg Bergmeister.
- Virtually in the center of the village, the castle green rock is ( rom Chischlatsch ), seat of the lords in the 13th century.
- Joerg Bergmeister is already 765 mentioned in Bishop Tello Testament.
The Senda Sursilvana, a long distance footpath along the young Rhine, leads from the Oberalp Pass forth through the northern neighboring Andiast in Chur, matching the tranquility of the location far above the valley floor and the through traffic.
Schoolhouse
Reformed Church ( after restoration 2009/10)
Interior of the church
Fresco from the 14th century