Valsot

Valsot

Fountain in the village of Tschlin
Valsot
Coordinates: 46°52′N 10°25′E / 46.867°N 10.417°E / 46.867; 10.417Coordinates: 46°52′N 10°25′E / 46.867°N 10.417°E / 46.867; 10.417
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Inn
Area[1]
 • Total 159.01 km2 (61.39 sq mi)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
 • Total 908
 • Density 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Postal code 7556, 7559
SFOS number 3764
Localities Tschlin, Martina (includes Vinadi) and Strada (includes Chaflur)
Surrounded by Graun im Vinschgau (IT-BZ), Nauders (AT-7), Pfunds (AT-7), Samnaun, Spiss (AT-7)
Website http://www.valsot.ch
SFSO statistics

Valsot is a municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in the extreme east of Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Ramosch and Tschlin merged to form the new municipality of Valsot.[3]

History

Ramosch

In 1956-58, on the hill Mottata (ca. 1.5 kilometers (0.93 mi) 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).[4]

Tschlin

Tower of the Church of St. John the Baptist

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.[5]

Geography

Tschlin village
Ramosch village

Valsot has an area of 159.01 km2 (61.39 sq mi).

Ramosch had an area, as of 2006, of 84.1 km2 (32.5 sq mi). 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).[6] 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.[3]

Tschlin had an area, as of 2006, of 75.1 km2 (29.0 sq mi). 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).[6] 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.[3]

Demographics

Valsot has a combined population (as of 31 December 2014) of 908.[2]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[7]

Languages

Most of the population in Ramosch (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (84.1%), with German being second most common (13.9%) and Dutch being third (1.1%).[6]

Ramosch

Languages in Ramosch
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 44 9.69% 59 13.35% 61 13.86%
Romanish 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%

Tschlin

Most of the population of Tschlin (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (71.4%), with German being second most common (25.5%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (1.0%).[6]

Languages in Tschlin
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 64 14.85% 130 25.24% 100 25.51%
Romanish 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%

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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 1 2 3 Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
  4. ↑ Ramosch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ↑ Tschlin in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 12-Oct-2009
  7. ↑ Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  8. ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 12-Oct-2009
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