Local history in Switzerland.
23 August 2023
Teufen was first mentioned in 1272 as “Tiuffen”. The hamlet was a district of the abbey of St Gallen. In 1377, several villages of Appenzell (Urnäsch, Teufen and Gais) joined the Schwäbischen Städtebund (‘Swabian League of Cities) or the Bund der Bodenseestädte with the permission of the abbot of the abbey. From 1429, Teufen was … Read more » “Teufen and the Textile Industrie”
12 August 2023
Susauna (Oberengadin, Canton Graubünden) is part of the municipality of S-chanf. S-chanf was first mentioned in 1139. The diocese of Chur bought sovereign rights and land in the Oberengadin from the counts of Gamertingen. The hamlet of Susauna is located at the entrance to Val Susauna on the Vallember stream. Today, Susauna has about 20 … Read more » “Susauna, Willem Jan Holsboer and silver fox breeding”
9 August 2023
France and Switzerland, the cantons of Jura and Basel-Landschaft and the Department of Haut-Rhin meet in the village of Lucelle (Lützel). The Cistercian abbey was founded around 1123/1124 along the little river La Lucelle (die Lützel). Today, the river borders the Swiss canton of Jura and the French department of Haut-Rhin. In the 13th century, … Read more » “Lucelle and the Landskron, a regional history of European Dimensions”
