Savognin, he Surses Valley and Parc Ela

10 April 2019

The village of Savognin was first mentioned in 1154 in a document by the Bishop of Chur. It is in the Surses Valley and Parc Ela, Switzerland’s largest regional natural park. The beginning of tourism in the middle of the 19th century increased the number of travellers passing through the village. The bridge spans Julia, … Read more » “Savognin, he Surses Valley and Parc Ela”

Allschwill

2 April 2019

The village of Allschwil was mentioned for the first time in a document in 1033. The name of the town was Almswilre. The town belonged to the Duchy of Alsace. The prince-bishop of Basel became the new Lord in the eleventh century. Allschwil signed a defensive treaty (Schirmvogtei) with the city of Basel in 1525 … Read more » “Allschwill”

Benedikt Fontana

27 March 2019

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