Landquart, Switzerland

Landquart

Mastrils village in Landquart

Coat of arms
Landquart
Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°32′E / 46.967°N 9.533°ECoordinates: 46°58′N 9°32′E / 46.967°N 9.533°E
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Landquart
Government
  Executive Gemeindevorstand
with 7 members
  Mayor Gemeindepräsident
Ernst Nigg
(as of March 2014)
Area[1]
  Total 18.86 km2 (7.28 sq mi)
Elevation 550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (Dec 2013[2])
  Total 8,498
  Density 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal code 7303, 7206
SFOS number 3955
Localities Igis, Mastrils, Landquart
Surrounded by Bad Ragaz (SG), Maienfeld, Malans, Pfäfers (SG), Untervaz, Valzeina, Zizers
Website www.landquart.ch
SFSO statistics

Landquart is a municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It was formed when the municipalities of Igis and Mastrils merged on 1 January 2012 into the new municipality of Landquart. [3] The municipality "Landquart" draws its name from a locality in the former municipality of Igis.

History

Igis is first mentioned about 840 as Ovinae/Aviuns. In 1149 it was mentioned as Auuine, in 1225 as Huiuns and in 1253 as Yges.[4] Mastrils is first mentioned in 1318 as Ponstrils. In 1345 it was mentioned as Bastrils.[5]

Geography

The new municipality has a total area of 18.86 km2 (7.28 sq mi).[1]

Demographics

Mastrils has a population (as of December 2013) of 8,498.[2]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[6]

Sightseeing and culture

Heritage sites of national significance

Marschlins Castle and the surrounding grounds are listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[7] The castle is the family castle of the noble family of Salis-Marschlins.

Castles

North wall of Falkenstein Castle

In addition to the Marschlins Castle, Landquart is also home to the ruins of Falkenstein Castle.

Churchs

Arriving at Landquart railway station you may also want to continue by foot in a multiday hike towards Klosters on the Prättigauer Höhenweg[10] instead of using the Rhaetian Railway.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 2.0 2.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 21 December 2011
  4. Igis in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. Mastrils in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000 (German) accessed 29 January 2011
  7. Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21 November 2008 version, (German) accessed 15 October 2009
  8. History of the Igis Church (German)
  9. History of the Landquart Church (German)
  10. Hiking Switzerland Landquart-Klosters, Graubünden

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