Zizers

Zizers

Zizers (Romansh Zezras? / I or Zir? / I ) is a municipality in the district, five villages, District Landquart the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The historic capital of the " four villages " is now to Landquart the second largest municipality in the district.

Geography

The hamlet Zizers lies in a shallow hillside surrounded by mountains and wine-growing region, 10 km north of the regional capital, Chur in Graubünden's Rhine Valley (also called the Chur Rhine Valley ). On the right side of the Rhine, the territory extending from the river over the furrowed by torrents Schlundrüfi and Chessirüfi slope up to the ridge which forms the watershed between the valley of Valzeina. There the greatest height is in the extreme southeast on Cyprianspitz with 1'774 m achieved. The former also belonging to Zizers territory left of the Rhine forms since 1854 the independent community Mastrils.

In 1997, 41.5 % of the municipality were used for agriculture, the forest took 38.5 %, which settlements 12.1 %. As unproductive were 7.8 %.

Zizers borders the municipalities of the country Quart, Valzeina, Trimmis, Untervaz and boughs field.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Argent ( white ) a straight border, red gezungt and so adorned, black Capricorn, a fallen black key supporting

Already in 1527 the municipality of seal used was the heraldic animal of the church covenant. The key is the attribute of the church's patron saint Peter, is used for differentiation.

History

Lying on the main traffic route of German Street, the connection from the area around Lake Constance to Chur and on to the Grison Alps passports village appears in records 824 Zizuris. Finds from the Bronze Age and Roman period suggest a much older settlement origin. It is not clear the origin of the place name, which some researchers want to be traced back to the Roman poet Zizerus or goddess Ziza. 955 gave Otto the Great, the royal court to Zizers together with the associated church the diocese of Chur, where he had his favorite Hartpert used as bishop. This royal court was accidentally discovered during excavations in 2010 and has since been reconstructed.

The economy of the market with legal talented, small urban -style village rested on several pillars: In addition to agriculture (wine, fruit and field crops) are occupied since the Middle Ages various craft trades. Within the Sust flourishing trade and hospitality industry. 1519 was constituted from the bishop's dominions Friedau and Alt- Aspermont Hochgericht four villages of the church covenant with Zizers as its capital (3/7 of the voting rights ). 1649 the last episcopal rights were replaced, thus achieving full sovereignty within the three frets. Since the 17th century both denominations are represented in the community.

Population

Economy

Although agriculture has lost its paramount importance, influence fruit and vineyards the village. Zizers, known for its Pinot Noir, located in a classic Föhntal in North - south orientation at about 600 meters altitude and is thereby the warmest Swiss German wine regions. Moreover dominated medium-sized businesses. Together with the neighboring municipality of the Igis Conveniently located beside the railway line and highway industrial zone Tardisland is developed and marketed. In agriculture and forestry 74 people were employed in the commercial sector and the services sector 447 144 (as of 2000-01 ).

Traffic

The municipality has a railway station on the line every half hour served Chur- country quart of the Rhaetian Railway. Moreover runs a postal bus from the station to country Quart Zizers. The village is on the A13 motorway, the cantonal capital can be reached in ten minute drive, Zurich, St. Gallen and Davos with about an hour's drive.

Tourism

In the community Zizers features an indoor pool, an indoor facility with tennis, sauna, squash and billiards, and a beach volleyball court with two fields. Together with the integration into a large network of hiking and cycling trails in a varied landscape - from the Rhine River with its floodplain forests to the meadows and fruit trees on the hillside - Zizers is a part of the tourist region of Graubünden.

Education

Domiciled in Zizers the Higher College of Social Pedagogy is God helps the Foundation.

Attractions

After several large village fires ( last in 1767 and 1897) modern buildings dominate the image of the main road. However, there are a number of excellent individual objects:

• The Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul was built in the 15th century in place of a Romanesque predecessor and in 1767 after fire damage in the Baroque style refurbished.
• In the upper part of the village lies the Reformed Church, mentioned as St. Andrew in 1340, in 1644 passed the reformed church, and expanded in 1711.
• Landmark of Zizers is the domed tower of the Lower Castle. Built as the headquarters of the line Salis - Zizers in several phases from 1620 to 1687, houses the Castle since 1899 a retirement home, the St. John pen. The interiors are therefore not accessible to the public. In St. John pin Zita, the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, spent from 1962 until her death on 14 March 1989, the last years of her seventy years of exile.
• Upper Castle
• Not far from the train station rises and the ruins of the episcopal center of power in the 13th century Friedau. Acquired in 1649 by the four villages, the four-storey tower served temporarily as a prison. At the village fire 1897 he has been damaged and has since been in ruins.

Personalities

• Zita of Bourbon -Parma lived from 1962 until her death on 14 March 1989 in Zizers and was as the wife of Emperor Charles I. 1916-1918 last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary.