Local history in Switzerland.
31 July 2021
Bever (canton of Graubünden), whose name goes back to the Celtic word ‘Beberos’, beaver, is mentioned in 1137 in the Treaty of Gamertinger, a sales contract between the counts of Gamertingen and the bishop of Chur. In 1499, the Austrians destroyed the village in the Swabian War (Schwabenkrieg). Bever is a village with many well-preserved Engadiner … Read more » “Bever in Graubünden”
29 July 2021
Before the arrival of the Walsers, the Davos area was inhabited by Romansh-speaking people. The German-speaking Walser settled in the 13th century from Obervaz, Lenz, Brienz and Alvaneu. The area belonged to the barons of Vaz. The Walsers had the right to expand their living space. They founded other villages, for example, Arosa and Lenzerheide. Davos … Read more » “The Walser, Davos and Holsboer”
29 July 2021
The monastery is first mentioned in 1222 in a bull by Pope Honorius III (1150-1227). The name of the village Klosters is derived from this. The barons of Vaz were its patrons. The valley and the village came into the hands of the barons of Toggenburg in 1338. The Counts of Montfort inherited the town … Read more » “Kloster became Klosters”
