Valsot
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Valsot |
| image_photo | Tschlin-Dorfbrunnen.jpg |
| image_caption | Fountain in the village of Tschlin |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Valsot COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Valsot Flag.svg |
| canton | Grisons |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7556, 7559 |
| municipality_code | 3764 |
| area | 158.95 |
| elevation | |
| population | 910 |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| places | Martina (includes Vinadi), Seraplana, Strada (includes Chaflur) and Tschlin |
| neighboring_municipalities | Graun im Vinschgau (IT-BZ), Nauders (AT-7), Pfunds (AT-7), Samnaun, Spiss (AT-7) |
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| subject_name = Valsot | image_photo = Tschlin-Dorfbrunnen.jpg | image_caption = Fountain in the village of Tschlin | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Valsot COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Valsot Flag.svg | languages = | canton = Grisons | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair |coordinates = | postal_code = 7556, 7559 | municipality_code = 3764 | area = 158.95 | elevation = |elevation_description= | population = 910 | populationof = Dec 2013 | popofyear = 2013 | website = | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = Martina (includes Vinadi), Seraplana, Strada (includes Chaflur) and Tschlin | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Graun im Vinschgau (IT-BZ), Nauders (AT-7), Pfunds (AT-7), Samnaun, Spiss (AT-7) | twintowns = |}} Valsot is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the canton of the Grisons in the extreme east of Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Ramosch and Tschlin merged to form the new municipality of Valsot.
History
Ramosch
In 1956–58, on the hill Mottata (ca. 1.5 km north-east of Ramosch), a significant prehistoric site was discovered. The Mottata site contains three settlement horizons, two from the mid and early Bronze Age (Laugen-Melaun/Luco-Meluno culture) and one from the early Iron Age (Fritzens-Sanzeno culture).
Tschlin
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While Bronze and Iron Age items have been found in Tschlin, the first mention of the village is in the 10th century. In the 10th century, bishop Hildibald gave the chapterhouse in Chur a gift of a farm house in Tschlin. In the High Middle Ages Tschlin was under the authority of Ramosch. The village church of St. Blasius was built in 1515 in the gothic style. In 1545 the Protestant Reformation reached the village and in 1574–82 the reformer and historian Ulrich Campell worked in Tschlin. In 1856 a fire destroyed much of the village, including the Church of St. John the Baptist. The church was not rebuilt, but the church tower is still visible in the village.
Geography
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Ramosch-Dorf.jpg" caption="Ramosch village"] ::
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Valsot has an area of km2.
Ramosch had an area, , of 84.1 km2. Of this area, 32.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It is along the left bank of the Inn river. It consists of the village of Ramosch and the village section of Vnà as well as the settlements of Raschvella and Seraplana. Until 1943 Ramosch was known as Remüs.
Tschlin had an area, , of 75.1 km2. Of this area, 28.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the village of Tschlin on a terrace above the left bank of the Inn, the sections of Strada and Martina and the hamlets of San Niclà, Chaflur, Sclamischot and Vinadi. Until 1943 Tschlin was known as Schleins.
Demographics
Valsot has a combined population (as of ) of .
Historic population
The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = top:10 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1300 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:300 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:60 start:0 Colors= id:RA value:yellowgreen legend:Ramosch id:TS value:green legend:Tschlin PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:621 text:"621" color:RA bar:1860 from: 0 till:604 text:"604" color:RA bar:1870 from: 0 till:616 text:"616" color:RA bar:1880 from: 0 till:483 text:"483" color:RA bar:1890 from: 0 till:533 text:"533" color:RA bar:1900 from: 0 till:558 text:"558" color:RA bar:1910 from: 0 till:575 text:"575" color:RA bar:1920 from: 0 till:579 text:"579" color:RA bar:1930 from: 0 till:527 text:"527" color:RA bar:1940 from: 0 till:575 text:"575" color:RA bar:1950 from: 0 till:565 text:"565" color:RA bar:1960 from: 0 till:532 text:"532" color:RA bar:1970 from: 0 till:478 text:"478" color:RA bar:1980 from: 0 till:454 text:"454" color:RA bar:1990 from: 0 till:442 text:"442" color:RA bar:2000 from: 0 till:440 text:"440" color:RA bar:1850 from: 621 till:1192 text:"571" color:TS bar:1860 from: 604 till:1187 text:"583" color:TS bar:1870 from: 616 till:1191 text:"575" color:TS bar:1880 from: 483 till:1146 text:"663" color:TS bar:1890 from: 533 till:1160 text:"627" color:TS bar:1900 from: 558 till:1111 text:"553" color:TS bar:1910 from: 575 till:1171 text:"596" color:TS bar:1920 from: 579 till:1220 text:"641" color:TS bar:1930 from: 527 till:1175 text:"648" color:TS bar:1940 from: 575 till:1221 text:"646" color:TS bar:1950 from: 565 till:1155 text:"590" color:TS bar:1960 from: 532 till:1085 text:"553" color:TS bar:1970 from: 478 till:977 text:"499" color:TS bar:1980 from: 454 till:885 text:"431" color:TS bar:1990 from: 442 till:957 text:"515" color:TS bar:2000 from: 440 till:832 text:"392" color:TS
Languages
Most of the population in Ramosch () speaks Romansh (84.1%), with German being second most common (13.9%) and Dutch being third (1.1%).
Ramosch
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 44 | 9.69% | 59 | 13.35% | 61 | 13.86% | |||
| Romansh | 399 | 87.89% | 363 | 82.13% | 370 | 84.09% | |||
| Italian | 9 | 1.98% | 15 | 3.39% | 2 | 0.45% | |||
| Population | 454 | 100% | 442 | 100% | 440 | 100% | |||
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Tschlin
Most of the population of Tschlin () speaks Romansh (71.4%), with German being second most common (25.5%) and italian being third (1.0%).
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 64 | 14.85% | 130 | 25.24% | 100 | 25.51% | |||
| Romansh | 362 | 83.99% | 313 | 60.78% | 280 | 71.43% | |||
| Italian | 4 | 0.93% | 33 | 6.41% | 3 | 0.77% | |||
| Population | 431 | 100% | 515 | 100% | 392 | 100% | |||
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Heritage sites of national significance
Tschanüff Castle, the Mottata (a prehistoric settlement) and the Swiss Reformed Church of St. Florinus in Ramosch and the Museum Stamparia da Strada in Tschlin are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
File:Ramosch-Ruine.jpg|Castle Tschanüff File:Kirche Ramosch2.jpg|St. Florinus, looking down the nave File:Kirche Ramosch1.jpg|St. Florinus, looking toward the sanctuary File:Strada Museum Stamparia 1.JPG|Museum Stamparia Da Strada
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 2 January 2013
- {{HDS. 1526. Ramosch
- {{HDS. 1528. Tschlin
- link. (2012-03-17 {{in lang). de accessed 29 January 2011
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] accessed 12-Oct-2009
- [http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-05-01 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang). de accessed 12-Oct-2009
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