Rueun

Geschichte

Rueun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Rueun, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.HistoryRueun is first mentioned in 765 as Ruane. Until 1943 Rueun was known as Ruis.Coat of armsThe blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. Andrew issuant holding a wooden saltire cross. The motif of St. Andrew comes from the local Church of St. Andrew, which was under the authority of Disentis Abbey.GeographyBefore the merger, Rueun had a total area of 11.6km2. Of this area, 46% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).