This text was obtained via automated optical character recognition.
It has not been edited and may therefore contain several errors.


Seewis im Prattigau
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seewis im Prattigau is a municipality in the district of Prattigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubunden.
Contents
■	1	History
■	2	Geography
|	■	3	Demographics
|	■	4	Heritage sites of national significance
■	5	References
■	6	External links
History
Seewis im Prattigau is first mentioned in 1224 as de SeweP^
In 1622, Fidelis of Sigmaringen a Capuchin friar, was martyred in the
Seewis im Prattigau has an area,
as of 2006, of 49.6 km2 (19.2 sq mi). Of this area, 41.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (22.6%) is nonproductive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)
The municipality is located in the Seewis sub-district of the Prattigau/Davos district. It is located on a terrace on the right valley side at the entrance to the Prattigau valley. It .consists of the village of Seewis im Prattigau and the sections of Schmitten-Pardisla and the Seewis-Valzeina train station on the valley floor. Until 1961 Seewis im
Prattigau was known as Seewis im Pratigau.^
Demographics
Seewis im Prattigau has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of
l,390.p] As of 2008, 10.7% of the population was made up of foreign
nationals.^ Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.3%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being
third (1.3%).[41
Counter-Reformation at Seewis.
Geography
Narcissus or Daffodils near Seewis
Coordinates: 46°59'N 9°38'E
Seewis im Prattigau
Coat of arms
Location of Seewis im Prattigau
( .f ------------...........
Coordinates: 46°59'N 9°38'E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubiinden^£-t#>? fi hf	/~oR
District	Prattigau/Davos
Area'1' • Total
49.63 km2 (19.16 sq mi)
Elevation 937 m (3,074 ft)
Population (Dec 2015®)
> Total
1,390


Ladner Christian-Ladner-Birth-Death-and-Marriage-12
© 2008 - 2024
Hancock County Historical Society
All rights reserved