Misplaced Pages

#37962

59-457: Zuoz is first mentioned about 840 as Zuzes . Historically, Zuoz was the political center of the upper Engadin. It was the seat of the local bishop. But, it has long ago been supplanted by other Engadin villages such as St. Moritz and Samedan . In 1137-39 the village was acquired from the count von Gamertingen by the Bishop of Chur . In 1244 Bishop Volkart appointed Andreas Planta from Zuoz to be

118-841: A north–south axis via the Albula Tunnel to the north and connects the Upper Engadine via Filisur and Thusis with Chur , the capital of the canton and consequently with the rest of Switzerland, and to the south via the Bernina Pass (2,253 m (7,392 ft), the highest traverse of a train in Europe) through the Val Bernina on its northern side and the Swiss but Italian spoken Val Poschiavo on its southern side with Tirano in Italy. The RhB also connects

177-442: A young woman and a young man paired up by a lottery, and one sleigh carrying a musician or group of musicians to serenade the riders and the accompanying audience. Typical black and red Engadine dress is used by the townspeople and the horses are decorated with plumage and trimmings in addition to the bells. Throughout the day-long ride, stops, that have been planned ahead of time, are made where eating, dancing, and drinking occur. At

236-519: Is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn (Romansh: En ) from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria , little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into

295-506: Is given in the following table: Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (53.2%), with Romansh being second most common (25.8%) and Italian being third ( 9.8%). Until the 19th century, the entire population spoke the Upper-Engadin Romansh dialect of Puter . Due to increasing trade with the outside world, Romansh usage began to decline. In 1880 about 85% spoke Romansh as a first language, while in 1910 and again in 1941 it

354-580: Is still the most widely spoken language, but almost all of the people also speak the Grisonian Swiss German and (the Swiss variety of) Standard German as a second and third language. Most place signs in both the Upper and Lower Engadine show both languages (German/Italian and Romansh), e.g. St. Moritz - San Murezzan, Sils - Segl, Celerina - Schlarigna. St. Moritz is a major resort of the Alps. Tourism started in

413-729: Is the Bogn Engiadina Scuol inaugurated in 1993. With 80 km of courses, the inauguration of the Motta Naluns ski area in 1956 was another important date in the history of tourism in Scuol. Further, the opening of the Vereina tunnel in 1999 reduced the trip length from Zürich to Scuol considerably so now it is possible to do a one-day trip to Scuol, visit the Bogn Engiadina and return in the evening. Though no one knows how far back it dates,

472-894: Is the location of one of Robert Maillart 's pioneering reinforced concrete bridges (1901). Zuoz also still retains many of its ancient traditions which it inherited from the Roman empire , including San Gian and Chalandamarz . The Chaplutta S. Bastiaun and Chasa Pult are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . The municipality has a railway station, Zuoz , on the Bever–Scuol-Tarasp line . It has regular service to St. Moritz , Landquart , Scuol-Tarasp , and Pontresina . Engadin 46°32′59″N 9°53′45″E  /  46.5497°N 9.8959°E  / 46.5497; 9.8959 The Engadin or Engadine ( Romansh : Engiadina ; German : Engadin ; Italian : Engadina ; French : Engadine )

531-610: Is traditionally divided into two parts: The Upper Engadine ( Romansh : Engiadin'Ota ; German : Oberengadin ) begins at the Maloja mountain pass (1,815 m (5,955 ft)) in the southwest with a subsequent chain of lakes running southwest–northeast: Lej da Segl (English: Lake Sils , German : Silsersee ), Lej da Silvaplauna (English: Lake Silvaplana , German : Silvaplanersee ), both famous for windsurfing, and Lej da San Murezzan (1,768 m (5,801 ft); English: Lake St. Moritz , German : St. Moritzersee ). To

590-517: Is where most of the villages - with the notable exception of the main town Scuol - are located. To the north, another train route connects the Lower Engadine with Klosters (and Davos ) in the Prätigau via the recently built Vereina Tunnel . And further via Landquart to Chur or Zürich . The capital of the Lower Engadine is the ski and spa resort Scuol at around 1,200 metres (3,900 ft). At

649-663: The Christian Democratic Party ( French : Parti démocrate-chrétien , PDC), Democratic People's Party ( Italian : Partito Popolare Democratico , PPD) and Swiss Christian Democratic Party ( Romansh : Partida cristiandemocratica Svizra , PCD), was a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland . On 1 January 2021, it merged with the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland (BDP/PBD) to form The Centre , which now operates at

SECTION 10

#1732859014038

708-655: The Danube , making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea . The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. In English, the valley is known as either Engadin ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛŋɡadiːn] , locally also [ɛŋɡaˈdiːn] ) or Engadine ( / ˈ ɛ ŋ ɡ ə d iː n / ENG -gə-deen , US also / ˌ ɛ ŋ ɡ ə ˈ d iː n / ENG -gə- DEEN ). The Romansh toponym Engiadina

767-621: The Ova da Roseg and Ova da Bernina . Here, on the flat between those two rivers one also finds the Engadin Airport . The highest mountain in the wider area of the Engadine – and in the Eastern Alps – is Piz Bernina , which is 4,049 metres (13,284 ft) high and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of St. Moritz. Further down from Samedan to the northeast are a number of villages lying on

826-519: The SP (25.2%) and the CVP (5%). In Zuoz about 72.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Zuoz has an unemployment rate of 1.37%. As of 2005, there were 40 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 116 people are employed in

885-608: The Valtellina valley. The improved trade routes and money that this valley brought, led to a golden age in the Engadin valley. During this time in Zuoz; a Latin school was established, the first written Romansh language was developed and choir singing spread in both religious and everyday theater. In addition Zuozer students visited foreign schools. After the Bündner Wirren (or Confusion of

944-648: The chancellor of the Oberengadin. The Planta family remained in power until 1798. In 1367, Zuoz joined the League of God's House under the leadership of the Amtmann Thomas Planta. The continuing arguments between Zuoz and Samedan led, in 1438, to the division of the court into two parts, the courts of Sur and Suot Funtauna Merla. In 1492, the village bought the Bishop's property and rights to tax in Zuoz. Then, in 1526

1003-467: The political spectrum , advocating Christian democracy , the social market economy and moderate social conservatism . The party was strongest in Catholic rural areas, particularly Central Switzerland and Valais . The Catholic-Conservative Party of Switzerland ( German : Katholisch-Konservative Partei der Schweiz ) was founded in 1912. From 1919 on, the party occupied two out of the seven seats in

1062-567: The secondary sector and there are 15 businesses in this sector. 462 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 59 businesses in this sector. From the 2000 census, 476 or 35.2% are Roman Catholic , while 667 or 49.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 36 individuals (or about 2.66% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 7 individuals (or about 0.52% of

1121-515: The 1950s, having three members of the Federal Council (1954–1958) before agreeing to the magic formula . It adopted its current name in 1970. From 1979 to 2003 , the party's vote declined, mostly in the favour of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC); the party was reduced to one Federal Councillor at the 2003 Federal Council election . The party sat in the centre to centre-right of

1180-579: The 1990s, conservative voters from former strongholds of the CVP switched to vote for the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party . From the 1995 election to the 2019 election , the CVP's vote share decreased from 16.8% to 11.4%. After the 2003 election , Ruth Metzler of the CVP, was replaced by Christoph Blocher of the Swiss People's Party on the Federal Council , leaving the CVP with only one seat in

1239-450: The 19th century. It is also one of the oldest winter sport resorts in the world, being popular in winter since 1864. In the Lower Engadine tourism became important in 1913 with the opening of the train station in Scuol, since then it has been well connected to the rest of Switzerland. In 1369 the mineral sources in Scuol were mentioned for the first time but the health benefits were known even earlier. The most important tourism attraction

SECTION 20

#1732859014038

1298-648: The Bishop lost the right to high justice with the Ilanzer articles . In the Swabian War the inhabitants ignited their fields to force the enemy to retreat. Over the course of the 15th Century, several villages became independent of Zuoz. S-chanf left in 1518, La Punt Chamues-ch in 1528 and Madulain in 1534. In 1554, Zuoz joined the Protestant Reformation and converted. In 1512, the Three Leagues conquered

1357-476: The CVP uphold rather centrist policies, stands in contrast to the traditional role of the CVP as the leading party in rather Catholic -dominated cantons of central Switzerland and the cantons of Valais . There, the electorate was mostly socially conservative . The CVP had three main policies in the political centre : Following continuing losses in the federal parliamentary elections until 2003, in December 2003,

1416-473: The Catholic Christianity. These include San Gian and Chalandamarz Zuoz has an area, as of 2006, of 65.6 km (25.3 sq mi). Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in

1475-618: The Center" ( German : Die Mitte , CVP; French : Le Centre , PDC; Italian : il Centro , PPD; Romansh : il Center ) which is the name of the parliamentary group that the CVP shares with the other center-right parties, the Conservative Democratic Party of Switzerland and the Evangelical People's Party of Switzerland . The merger was ratified by a vote of the entire party in November 2020. Cantonal parties were not required to adopt

1534-508: The Conservative-Christian-Social People's Party ( German : Konservativ-Christlichsoziale Volkspartei ) and to its current name in 1970. In the ensuing decades, the Catholic voter base dissolved somewhat. The reduction of the voter base, in addition to less cohesion among politicians in the party, led to six successive losses in federal elections after 1980. The party lost its support over a number of years. Beginning in

1593-590: The En flow gently down the valley, the geological background of the Lower Engadine forms a very different landscape. The right flank of the valley, the Lower Engadine Dolomites, is highly jagged, densely forested and steep. Glaciers and rivers have marked the left side of the valley in many different ways, where the geological structure has allowed for the formation of a fairly broad valley floor and softly rising, rounded landscape features with high-lying terraces, which

1652-720: The Engadine farmers of former times had a hard daily working life. Additionally, expensive ingredients were not available to the mainly poor farmers. Because of the local way of preparation, dishes vary from kitchen to kitchen and village to village. One of the most well-known foods associated to this region is the Bündner Nusstorte , also known as Engadiner Nusstorte, which is a traditional sweet, caramelised nut-filled pastry (generally walnut). Christian Democratic People%27s Party of Switzerland The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland ( German : Christlichdemokratische Volkspartei der Schweiz , CVP), also called

1711-619: The Inn, it runs for the whole Swiss length of 100 kilometres (62 mi), always above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation . The Engadine is connected by the Julier , Albula , and Flüela Passes and the Vereina Tunnel to the northern part of Switzerland and the rest of the canton of Grisons. It can be reached from northern Italy by the Maloja Pass to the west and the Bernina Pass to

1770-744: The Leagues) from 1618 to 1639, many residents of the village emigrated seeking jobs in other regions. The loss of the Valtellina valley led to further emigrations and loss of political power. Following the end of the Ancien Régime and creation of the Canton of Raetia in the French controlled Helvetic Republic in 1798, all of Zuoz's privileges and political power vanished. It became a simple farming village. Zuoz still practices ancient traditions which date back to long before

1829-416: The Lower Engadine via Martina, or vice versa. In the Upper Engadine, as a result of the strong influx of people related to tourism, mainly from outside of Switzerland (mainly from Italy, Austria, Germany), the number of (Swiss) German and Italian speakers outnumber Romansh speakers, and in the heavily touristed village of St. Moritz there are few Romansh speakers to be found. In the Lower Engadine, Romansch

Zuoz - Misplaced Pages Continue

1888-468: The Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district, after 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. The village center is located on the slope of Munt Albanas and is surrounded by new developments. Zuoz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,199. As of 2008, 37.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -5.8%. As of 2000,

1947-582: The Swiss Federal Council (executive body). In 2005, it held 20.7% of the seats in the Swiss Cantonal governments and 16.7% in the Swiss Cantonal parliaments (index "BADAC", weighted with the population and number of seats). At the last legislative national elections , 22 October 2007, the party won 14.6% of the popular vote and 31 out of 200 seats in the National Council lower house. This

2006-479: The Upper Engadine with the Lower Engadine as far as Scuol , and connects the Lower Engadine since 1999 via the Vereina Tunnel to Klosters and the Prätigau ; another connection to the rest of Switzerland. In the summer, the Albula Pass is also open for car travel. The Julier Pass , north above St. Moritz , connects the Engadine with the rest of Graubünden for the whole year. Regular Swiss PostBus lines connects

2065-720: The Upper Engadine with the Val Bregaglia, Chiavenna in Italy, and even further to Lugano in Switzerland again in the west. Immediately next to northeast of Zuoz is the village of S-chanf , which is the end of the large flat meadows next to the Inn. Every year, there is a famous mass-cross-country ski race called the Engadin Skimarathon from Maloja , across the frozen lakes and over the open meadows and ending in S-chanf; 11'000 to 13'000 skiers participate every year. Below S-chanf

2124-460: The Upper and Lower Engadine is at the dell near Brail . With Brail the Lower Engadine ( Romansh : Engiadina Bassa ; German : Unterengadin ) begins. Here the villages are no longer located on the valley floor, with the exception of Zernez, but higher up on sunny terraces formed during glacial periods. In contrast to the elevated plain of the Upper Engadine, where the upper reaches of

2183-517: The area served by the ski areas of Piz Corvatsch and Piz Nair . Northeast of St. Moritz lies the village of Samedan , which is the capital of the Upper Engadine. Near Samedan, the river Flaz joins the Inn from the south and the valley opens into a wide meadow framed with mountains. The Flaz is a major tributary which flows north, down the Val Bernina starting in Pontresina at the confluence of

2242-646: The banks of the Inn. One of it is Zuoz (1,720 m (5,640 ft)), which is a village of typical Engadine houses, with large, thick stone and masonry walls, funnel-shaped windows, and wall paintings called sgraffito . These houses are large and are traditionally shared by two or more families, and they may have what used to be a stable or livestock area underneath. In a typical Engadine village, there are numerous fountains, free-flowing all year round, which were formerly used for drinking water, washing, and for watering livestock. The red trains by Rhaetian Railways (RhB) connects St. Moritz with Samedan and runs mainly on

2301-445: The cabinet. Aided by the political climate of the postwar period, the party experienced its peak in the 1950s: It was represented by the biggest parliamentary delegation in the Federal Council , and from 1954 to 1958 the party occupied three out of seven seats in the cabinet. Nonetheless, the party had to relinquish the third seat in favor of the ' magic formula ', which was introduced to the cabinet in 1959. In 1957 it changed its name to

2360-585: The country's executive. CVP President Gerhard Pfister and BDP President Martin Landolt , the leader of the Conservative Democratic Party, had ongoing discussions about a merger throughout 2020. In 2020, Pfister announced that the national CVP would undergo a change in branding with a new name and logo as part of a merger with the BDP. The party proposed to change the name to "The Center" or "The Alliance of

2419-443: The end of the night, the young woman's companion (who had been selected by lottery) is invited to her home for more celebratory dining. The Engadine cuisine has not lost its originality . This regional cuisine is characterized by the use of selected local spices which have the rare ability to infuse a dish with a certain Engadine taste. In general, the basic ingredients of the dishes are quite elementary, using potatoes and meat because

Zuoz - Misplaced Pages Continue

2478-612: The federal level. The Christian Democratic People's Party will continue to exist at the cantonal level as individual local and regional parties determine their status. Its 28 seats in the National Council and 13 seats in the Council of States were transferred to the new party, as was its sole seat on the Federal Council , held by Viola Amherd . The party was founded as the Catholic Conservative Party in 1912. It peaked in

2537-495: The gender distribution of the population was 51.7% male and 48.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Zuoz is; 127 children or 9.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 88 teenagers or 6.5% are 10 to 14, and 241 teenagers or 17.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 154 people or 11.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 164 people or 12.1% are 30 to 39, 202 people or 14.9% are 40 to 49, and 152 people or 11.2% are 50 to 59. 101 people or 7.5% of

2596-708: The landscape suddenly changes. The Inn, now rather wild, flows through a deep gorge with steep walls and meadows give way to larch woods. At Zernez , the Inn valley opens up again for a short distance. In Zernez (1,470 m (4,820 ft)) the Fuorn Pass goes south, passing through the Val del Spöl on its north side, where one part of the Swiss National Park is also to be found, to the Romansh -speaking Val Müstair ( German : Münstertal ) on its south side. The border between

2655-742: The main valley. Regular bus services connects Scuol also via Martina and the Austrian Pfunds with the Landeck- Zams in the Tyrolian Upper Inn Valley ( German : (Tiroler) Oberinntal ). Here you meet the main railway line between Zürich – Innsbruck – Salzburg – Vienna. PostBus Switzerland also connects the main valley from Zernez with the Val Müstair or even further to the South-Tyrolian Mals , and by an Italian bus service back to

2714-420: The meaning of the name is widely given as "garden of the Inn", presumably based on an incorrect folk etymology involving the Italian word giardino . The Romansh languages retain descendants of Latin hortus to refer to a garden, namely üert or iert , and not the ultimately Germanic loanword found in modern-day French and Italian. The Engadine lies at the southeasternmost end of Switzerland and at

2773-423: The new name if they do not wish to do so. Pfister estimated that a new center-right party could obtain up to 20% of the vote in future elections. In its party platform , the CVP described itself as a centrist party. The CVP fostered a social market economy in which a balance is struck between economic liberalism and social justice . The expansion of the party in the Protestant -dominated cantons, in which

2832-451: The party lost one of its two seats in the four-party coalition government, the Swiss Federal Council , to the Swiss People's Party . The CVP holds roughly 12% of the popular vote. After the national election in late 2003, it held 28 seats (out of 200) in the Swiss National Council (first chamber of the Swiss parliament); 15 (out of 46) in the Council of States (second chamber, and the largest party in this chamber) and 1 out of 7 seats in

2891-405: The population are between 60 and 69 years old. The senior population distribution is 87 people or 6.4% are 70 to 79, there are 34 people or 2.5% who are 80 to 89, there are 2 people or 0.1% who are 90 to 99, and 1 person who is 100 or more. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 42.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (25.6%),

2950-438: The population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 14 (or about 1.03% of the population) who are Islamic . There are 6 individuals (or about 0.44% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 107 (or about 7.91% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 40 individuals (or about 2.96% of the population) did not answer the question. The historical population

3009-427: The south. Via the Pass dal Fuorn ( German : Ofenpass ) it connects to the southern Val Müstair ( German : Münstertal ) and further south over the border to the Val Venosta ( German : Vinschgau ) in Italy. The highest mountains in the wider area of the Engadine are in the Bernina Range in the southwestern part. The formation of the Engadine is linked to the activity of the Engadine Line . The Engadine

SECTION 50

#1732859014038

3068-415: The southwestern side, the Maloja Pass drops precipitously down to the Italian spoken Val Bregaglia ( German : Bergell ) and then over the Swiss-Italian border further down to Chiavenna (325 m (1,066 ft)), and thence southwards to Como . Near the Lunghin Pass (2,645 m (8,678 ft)), northwest from and above Maloja, lies the most notable triple watershed in Western Europe, from where

3127-430: The traditional winter horse-drawn sleigh ride takes place every winter. Many of the sleighs once came from local families who have been living in the area over many generations. The fact that their carriages go as far back as they do, helps to identify the tradition as one that has possibly been around for centuries. The Schlittéda ("sleigh ride"; German : Schlittenfahrt ) is composed of many sleighs, each carrying

3186-476: The very end of the Engadine, a curvaceous mountain road through the deep gorge-like Val da Tschera , not build before 1912, connects to the remote, very secluded and duty-free ski resort Samnaun , which shares a huge ski area with Austrian Ischgl . Samnaun, as well as all larger and even most smaller villages in the main valley or its side valleys, is connected by regular PostBus Switzerland services with RhB stations either in Scuol or any other stop further up

3245-401: The water flows via the Inn and then via the Danube to the Black Sea , via the Maira and then via the Po to the Mediterranean Sea , and via the Gelgia and then via the Rhine to the North Sea . The resort of St. Moritz at around 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) sits on Lej da San Murezzan. It was the host city for the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics . There are numerous ski resorts in

3304-441: The western end of the Eastern Alps , and constitutes the Swiss part of the 130 kilometres (81 mi)-long valley drained by the En/Inn until it turns northeast again after a large bend to northwest just before Landeck in Austria . The Austrian part is simply called the Inntal (Inn Valley). From the Maloja Pass (1,815 m (5,955 ft)) to the border of Tyrol , just before the Schergenbach , coming from Samnaun , enters

3363-438: The winter it offers a family ski resort with chair and T-bar lifts, as well as a cross-country ski center. In the summer it has a golf course and hiking trails. Zuoz is home to the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz , a preparatory school which has a high proportion of foreign nationals. Hotels include the Posthotel Engadina and Hotel Castell. The latter is a 5-star hotel with several restaurants, a sauna and an outdoor mountain pool. Zuoz

3422-471: Was first attested as Latin vallis Eniatina in AD 930. A derivation from the reconstructed ethnonym * Eniates (with a Celtic suffix -ates denoting "settlers, inhabitants", as in Licates or Atrebates ) has been suggested, with the first part of the ethnonym in turn containing the name of the En ( Aenus (Enus) ). By that derivation the name would mean lit.   ' "Valley of the Inn people" ' . Especially in touristic and advertising contexts,

3481-428: Was only 56%. The public primary school system is Scoula Zuoz ( German : Gemeindeschule Zuoz ). Its two sites are Scoula da La Plaiv and Scoula Primara Zuoz. Scuola Primaria Zuoz has primary levels, and da La Plaiv has secondary and realschule classes. Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz , a private school, is in Zuoz. Zuoz is an example of a traditional Engadin village. It has many cobblestoned streets and old buildings. In

#37962