Sevgein

Geschichte

Sevgein is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Sevgein, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.HistorySevgein is first mentioned about 840 as Soviene.GeographyBefore the merger, Sevgein had a total area of 4.6km2. Of this area, 39.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 51.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on a terrace in the southern Vorderrhein valley. It consists of the village of Sevgein and the settlement of Isla near Ilanz. Until 1943 Sevgein was known by its German name as Seewis im Oberland.