Pigniu

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Pigniu

Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Coordinates	46°48′N, 9°06′E
Population	43 (December 2004)
Area	17.98 km²
Elevation	1301 m
Postal code	7156
SFOS number	3613
Website	www.pigniu.ch
Pigniu

Pigniu (German: Panix) is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Romansh.

Pigniu is in Kreis Rueun, which borders on the canton of Glarus at the entrance to Panix Pass. It lies on the old Alpine road into Italy over Lukmanier Pass.

1 Population
2 History
3 Economy
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Population

The population has declined in the latter half of the 19th century and 20th century, as shown in the following table:

Year	Population
1850	70
1900	61
1920	87
1950	78
2000	45

[edit] History

Pigniu was probably settled from Andiast. The name Pingyow first appears in 1403. The German name Panix is first mentioned in 1522.

The Church of St. Valentin was dedicated in 1465 and was a popular goal of pilgrimages. Until 1667, Pigniu had its own parish.

On October 7, 1799, Pigniu was plundered and burned by the retreating Russian Army under General Alexander Suvarov.

[edit] Economy

Pigniu is a traditional farming community with no industry or commercial establishments. The school was closed in 1974. Since 1972, it has been supported by neighboring Schlieren.