Local history in Switzerland.
1 May 2021
Filisur in Parc Ela (Canton Graubünden) is a village of national monumental importance with 14 magnificent Engadine houses. In 1262, Filisur was called Villa Fallisour in a document. At that time, the village belonged to the dominion of Greifenstein. Filisur converted to the Reformation in 1590. The Landwasser Bridge is the best-known landmark nowadays.
31 March 2021
The name for Switzerland, die Schweiz in German, la Suisse in French, Svizzera in Italian and Svizra in Romansh, is derived from the canton and the Schwy(t)z. This name is derived from the Germanic word Sueit, sengen or to scorch or to burn off the grass. Schwyz is not a city in the medieval meaning, … Read more » “Schwyz, Forum Swiss History and Bundesbriefmuseum”
24 March 2021
Erlach (Cerlier in French) is mentioned for the first time in the 11th century. Burkhard von Fenis (bishop of Basel 1072-1105) built the castle, and his brother Kuno von Fenis (bishop of Lausanne 1093-1103) founded the abbey St. Johannsen. Count Rudolf von Neuenburg-Nidau (Lake Biel was called Nidauersee) granted city rights in 1266. The castle … Read more » “The City of Erlach”
