Local history in Switzerland.
26 July 2021
The 400-year-old Ronmühle (mill) in Schötz (Canton of Lucerne) houses the approximately 7,000 objects of the collector Paul Würsch, who died in 2002. The collection in the mill consists of objects that have shaped the lives of ordinary people in the hinterland of Lucerne for many generations. The collection is housed in different rooms of … Read more » “The Ronmühle in Schötz”
18 July 2021
Engadine was ruled by the Ostrogoths around 500. In 539, the Franks took over and for the centuries to come. The first mention of Zuoz was in 843. The name Zuoz is probably related to suot (under) in Romans. The Bishop of Chur possessed numerous rights and estates in the Upper Engadin from the eleventh century … Read more » “Zuoz”
11 July 2021
The Celtic people of Rauraci lived in this area after 800 BC. They joined the great exodus of the Helvetii in 58 BC (defeated by Caesar that year at Bibracte, near Autun). After the establishment of the Roman Colonia Augusta Raurica (Kaiseraugst), 44 B.C., the area was also inhabited by Romans. Between the 5th and … Read more » “Metzerlen-Mariastein”
