Vrin (Grisons)

Geschichte

Vrin is a village and a former municipality in the Lumnezia. It belonged to the circle of Lugnez/Lumnezia in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.In 1998, the village was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.HistoryVrin is first mentioned in 1208 as Varin.GeographyVrin had an area, of 71.2km2. Of this area, 39.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (52.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district in the Upper Lugnez valley at the entrance to the Diesrut pass (source of the Glenner river) and near the Greina pass. It consists of the settlements of Vrin-dado (1451m), Vrin-dadens (main village), Cons, Ligiazun and Sogn Giusep. Additionally, a number of abandoned settlements are part of the municipality, including; Pignola (1685m), Puzzatsch, Foppa, Camplun, Vilegn, Schareida, Blengias and Vanescha.