Valsot


Valsot is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region 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.

History

Ramosch

In 1956-58, on the hill Mottata, a significant prehistoric site was discovered. The Mottata site contains three settlement horizons, two from the mid and early Bronze Age and one from the early Iron Age.

Tschlin

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

Valsot has an area of.
Ramosch had an area,, of. 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 and the remainder is non-productive. 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. 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 and the remainder is non-productive. 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 of.

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:

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Languages

Most of the population in Ramosch speaks Romansh, with German being second most common and Dutch being third.

Ramosch

Tschlin

Most of the population of Tschlin speaks Romansh, with German being second most common and Serbo-Croatian being third.

Heritage sites of national significance

Tschanüff Castle, the Mottata 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.