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Sils im Engadin/Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl (German: Sils im Engadin; Romansh ⓘ), often also as Sils i.E./Segl, is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romansh, German: Sils Maria; Seglias is part of Segl Maria) and Segl Baselgia (German: Sils Baselgia; Baselgia is Romansh for church); the Val Fex (German: Fextal); and three Maiensässe (Alpine pastures traditionally used for spring grazing): Grevasalvas, Blaunca and Buaira, above Plaun da Lej on the left side of the valley.
The municipality's official label uses both the German and the Romansh versions of its name: Segl is the Romansh version while Sils im Engadin is the German. Engadin is Romansh for "Valley of the Inn (Romansh: En)", the river, which flows northeast from Maloja through Sils Baselgia and eventually into the Danube at Passau, Germany at the German-Austrian border.
Sils i.E is distinguished from Sils im Domleschg in another Swiss watershed. Sils was originally divided into the three hamlets of Segl Baselgia, Segl Maria, and Seglias.
The coat of arms is Per fess Azure a Sun radiated Or and Or a Trout Azure spotted Gules. It shows a blue upper half with a golden sun and a yellow lower section with a blue trout. It is a combination of the historical village coats of arms, and represents the municipality's sunny, elevated location and the fish-filled Lake Sils.
Sils im Engadin/Segl is first mentioned around 800–850 as Silles. In 1131 it was mentioned as Sillis.
Four little votive altars from Roman times, found in Segl Baselgia, suggest that there was a sanctuary on the Roman trade route leading over the Maloja Pass and the Julier Pass. In the Middle Ages, Sils/Segl was a reloading point on this route. Remains of a medieval castle are located on the Chastè peninsula in Lake Sils. In the Late Middle Ages, fishing was a major source of income: Salted and smoked trout were exported to Italy.
In the 19th century, numerous citizens of Sils/Segl emigrated; some of them returned wealthy and brought prosperity to the village. In the second half of the 19th century and in the 20th century, tourism became more and more important to Sils/Segl. Friedrich Nietzsche spent the summers here from 1881 to 1888. The house in which he lived has been a museum since 1960: the Nietzsche-Haus. The Waldhaus hotel was opened in 1908; among its guests were numerous artists, musicians, writers and philosophers. With the opening of the Aerial tramway to Furtschellas in 1972, Sils/Segl also became a winter resort.
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Sils im Engadin/Segl
Sils im Engadin/Segl (German: Sils im Engadin; Romansh ⓘ), often also as Sils i.E./Segl, is a municipality and village in the Maloja Region, Upper Engadine in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
It consists of two villages, Segl Maria (Romansh, German: Sils Maria; Seglias is part of Segl Maria) and Segl Baselgia (German: Sils Baselgia; Baselgia is Romansh for church); the Val Fex (German: Fextal); and three Maiensässe (Alpine pastures traditionally used for spring grazing): Grevasalvas, Blaunca and Buaira, above Plaun da Lej on the left side of the valley.
The municipality's official label uses both the German and the Romansh versions of its name: Segl is the Romansh version while Sils im Engadin is the German. Engadin is Romansh for "Valley of the Inn (Romansh: En)", the river, which flows northeast from Maloja through Sils Baselgia and eventually into the Danube at Passau, Germany at the German-Austrian border.
Sils i.E is distinguished from Sils im Domleschg in another Swiss watershed. Sils was originally divided into the three hamlets of Segl Baselgia, Segl Maria, and Seglias.
The coat of arms is Per fess Azure a Sun radiated Or and Or a Trout Azure spotted Gules. It shows a blue upper half with a golden sun and a yellow lower section with a blue trout. It is a combination of the historical village coats of arms, and represents the municipality's sunny, elevated location and the fish-filled Lake Sils.
Sils im Engadin/Segl is first mentioned around 800–850 as Silles. In 1131 it was mentioned as Sillis.
Four little votive altars from Roman times, found in Segl Baselgia, suggest that there was a sanctuary on the Roman trade route leading over the Maloja Pass and the Julier Pass. In the Middle Ages, Sils/Segl was a reloading point on this route. Remains of a medieval castle are located on the Chastè peninsula in Lake Sils. In the Late Middle Ages, fishing was a major source of income: Salted and smoked trout were exported to Italy.
In the 19th century, numerous citizens of Sils/Segl emigrated; some of them returned wealthy and brought prosperity to the village. In the second half of the 19th century and in the 20th century, tourism became more and more important to Sils/Segl. Friedrich Nietzsche spent the summers here from 1881 to 1888. The house in which he lived has been a museum since 1960: the Nietzsche-Haus. The Waldhaus hotel was opened in 1908; among its guests were numerous artists, musicians, writers and philosophers. With the opening of the Aerial tramway to Furtschellas in 1972, Sils/Segl also became a winter resort.
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