The Rabiusa ( Romansh : Rabiosa , i.e. "Raging", in the local German dialect Rii , i.e. "Rhine") is a 32 km long tributary of the Rhine . The river originates in the district Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden , in the mountains surrounding the Bärenhorn (2929 m), where the old bridle path from Safien to Splügen crosses the Safierberg Pass (2486 m). It then flows through the wooded Safien valley and into the rough Versam Gorge, where it is spanned by the Versam Gorge Bridge . The confluence with the Anterior Rhine is located in the equally deep Ruinaulta .
20-511: The Carnusbach flows into the Rabiusa in a hamlet above the village of Safien-Platz. The Walser village of Safien is the only municipality on the river. This Graubünden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Walser The Walser people are
40-471: A Walser inhabited area. The Walser people originate from the Swiss canton of Valais. Around 1300, they started to migrate. As of 2022, the reasons are not historically documented and are speculated to be due to overpopulation, climate change or poverty. In many places Walser settlers received the "Walser right" (colonist right), that is, personal freedom, with the right to form their own judicial communities and
60-465: A minor tourism destination since 1891 when 30 to 40 guests stayed in homes that were empty due to the summer pasturing . Today there are hotels and about 20 rental properties with about 500 beds. The Pisten ski slopes opened in 1974 with the construction of the Skilift Junker. In the 1980s there were a record 50,000 lodger-nights per year, while in the 2000s it has dropped to about 30,000. The valley
80-563: Is 19 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 24 people or 10.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 2 people or 0.9% who are between 80 and 89. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.8%), the SP (7.7%) and the local, small right-wing parties (3.1%). In St. Antönien about 48% of
100-521: Is firstly known for mountain climbing on the limestone peaks of the Rätikon mountain range of which nearby Sulzfluh hosts Via Ferrata in its southern face that was opened in 2005. Non climbers go skiing, ski touring or hiking along the whole of the impressive Rätikon mountains. Even though the first impression from the St. Antönien side would not seem to allow this, it is nevertheless possible to reach some of
120-692: Is not spoken any more). These are: Simplon , in Canton of Valais ; Bosco/Gurin , in Canton of Ticino ; and the following communities in Graubünden (Grisons): Obersaxen ; Valsertal ( Vals , St. Martin ); Safiental ( Valendas , Versam , Tenna , Safien ); Rheinwald ( Medels , Nufenen , Splügen , Sufers , Hinterrhein , Avers ); Schanfigg ( Arosa , Langwies ); Albula ( Mutten , Schmitten , Wiesen ); Landquart ( Davos , Klosters , Furna , Says , St. Antönien , Valzeina ). Wartau , ( Matug , Walserberg , Palfris ) and Walser speaking people may live in
140-934: Is one Walser community: Triesenberg , including Saminatal and Malbun . Until the 1930s, the dialects of Walser German and Romandy based on the French language was still spoken among a few hundred residents. In Austria , there are 14 Walser communities: Grosses Walsertal (Blons, Fontanella, Raggal, St. Gerold, Sonntag, Thüringerberg), Kleinwalsertal (Mittelberg, a practical enclave of Germany), Brandnertal (Brand), Montafon (Silbertal), Reintal (Laterns), Tannberg ( Schröcken , Lech, Warth), all in Vorarlberg ; and in Paznauntal ( Galtür ), in Tyrol . Additionally, Walser communities are reportedly found in Haute-Savoie , France (Vallorcine, in
160-601: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (36.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos. It consists of the village of St. Antönien which was created in 1979 by the merger of St. Antönien Castels and St. Antönien Rüti. In 2007 St. Antönien Ascharina merged into St. Antönien. The village has been
180-526: The Bernese Oberland ; because of linguistic differences among the Walser dialects, it is supposed that there were two independent immigration routes. From the upper Wallis, they began to spread south, west and east between the 12th and 13th centuries, in the so-called Walser migrations ( Walserwanderungen ). The causes of these further population movements, the last wave of settlement in the higher valleys of
200-717: The Chablais ), where the local Walser dialect is no longer spoken, and in the Berner Oberland (or Bernese Highlands), Switzerland (Grimseljoch-Sustenpass area, Lauterbrunnen , Mürren , etc.), where the local Walser dialect has assimilated to the (likewise Highest Alemannic ) dialects of the Berner Oberland. Some Walsers later settled portions of eastern Hungary , most were found in the Tokay wine region. Walsers, along with French Swiss speakers and French ( Lorraine ) vintners from
220-693: The canton of Geneva . In Italy , there are nine communities that were settled by the Walser migration (and four others that originally were, but where Walser German is not spoken any more (with exception of a few elders)). These are: Gressoney-La-Trinité , Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Issime ( Lys Valley, in the Aosta Valley ); Formazza , Macugnaga , Campello Monti ( Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province ); Alagna Valsesia , Riva Valdobbia , Carcoforo , Rimasco , Rima San Giuseppe , Rimella (Sesia Valley or Valsesia , in Vercelli province ). In Liechtenstein , there
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#1732851280048240-474: The Alps , are not entirely clear. Some think that the large Walser migrations took place because of conflicts with the valley's feudal lords. Other theories contend it was because of overpopulation and yet others that they were reinforced by the respective local authorities in order to settle previously unpopulated regions. Starting in 1962, every three years a meeting of Walser people called Walsertreffen occurs in
260-665: The French with wine-producing skills arrived in the 19th century by invitation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . Their descendants in the early 20th century were known as Français du Banat or the " Banat French", as well the Romandie de l'Ungerne or "the Romandies of Hungary". St. Ant%C3%B6nien St. Antönien is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a former municipality in
280-511: The gender distribution of the population was 51.9% male and 48.1% female. The age distribution, as of 2001 , in St. Antönien is; 44 children or 19.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 24 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 20 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 17.4% are between 30 and 39, 30 people or 13.0% are between 40 and 49, and 27 people or 11.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution
300-645: The lower valleys as the names of the places indicate. Around 1400 Walser people that came from the Klosters area were allowed to settle in the higher areas at the end of the valley. So the Walser settled in the valley top first, advancing to lower areas later. The Walser also brought with them the Valliser style of house, which uses more wood than stone St. Antönien has an area, as of 2006 , of 52.2 km (20.2 sq mi) with settlements reaching as high as roughly 1800 meters at Gafia and Partnun . Of this area, 51.6%
320-426: The political district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden . The municipalities of St. Antönien (242 inhabitants) and St. Antönien Ascharina (118 inhabitants) merged on 1 January 2007 into St. Antönien. Later, on 1 January 2016, it merged with the municipality of Luzein . St. Antönien is first mentioned in 1451 as Sant Anthonyen . Earlier, the area was worked by romansh speaking inhabitants of
340-469: The population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). St. Antönien has an unemployment rate of 0.2%. As of 2005 , there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 57 people are employed in
360-504: The right of the free hereditary rights of land. When a settler died, the estate passed to his heirs. The "Walser law" was granted against a moderate interest and the obligation to serve in the war. In Switzerland , the German-speaking part of the canton of Valais is the original region of the Walser. There are 26 Walser communities that were settled by the Walser migration (and seven others that originally were, but where Walser German
380-609: The speakers of the Walser German dialects, a variety of Highest Alemannic . They inhabit the region of the Alps of Switzerland and Liechtenstein , as well as the fringes of Italy and Austria . The Walser people are named after the Wallis (Valais), the uppermost Rhône valley, where they settled from roughly the 10th century in the late phase of the migration of the Alamanni , crossing from
400-517: The summits on mountain paths without climbing. The House with Barn at Berawis 68 is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance . St. Antönien has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 331. As of 2008 , 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (97.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.3%). As of 2000 ,
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