 Arosa (Untersee) | ||
| Arosa | ||
| Canton | Grisons | |
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| Residents | 3.185 (2017) | |
| height | 1,775 m, 2,003 m | |
| Tourist info | 41 (0)81 378 70 20 arosa.ch | |
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Arosa is a municipality in canton known for winter and increasingly summer tourism Grisons. It lies at the far end of the Schanfigg, the valley through which the Plessur flows and extends all the way down to Maladers Chur The municipality of Arosa merged with numerous small neighboring municipalities in 2013. Since Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig have belonged to the municipality of Arosa, Arosa has been the largest municipality in terms of area in the political community that emerged in 2016 Plessur region
background
The Schanfigg, the valley of the Plessur, was first mentioned in a document in 756 as "Scanavico", but above Langwies the area was only a hardly accessible forest and hunting area. Settlement of the area of today's Arosa only began in the 12th / 13th centuries. Century From around 1300 Walsers migrated from the Walser colony in Davos over the 1 Strela Pass of Davos into the valley of the rear Schannfigg and founded settlements in Fondei, Sapün, Medergen, Langwies and Arosa. 1384 was in 2 Langwies a church was built to take care of the scattered residents of the valley. Most of the villages in Schanfigg were burned down during the confusion of Graubünden and had to be rebuilt. Thanks to its Walser origins, the Arosa valley was always German-speaking, and the Reformation was introduced in 1530.
For a long time, Arosa remained a small hamlet belonging to the municipality of Davos belonged and could only be reached via the Strela or Durana Pass. The situation changed when in 1875 a road connection from Chur to Langwies was completed, the road was continued to Arosa in 1890. In 1877 the first guesthouse was set up in Arosa, with the construction of a sanatorium by the German doctor Dr. Otto Herwig began the boom in Arosa as a mountain health resort in 1888. With the construction of the line of the Rhaetian Railway After Arosa, the place experienced strong growth.
Before the Second World War, the decline of spa tourism began, which continued with the opening of the first ski lifts before the war years, the construction of the Hörnli ski lift as the longest drag lift in Switzerland and the conversion of spa and sports hotels in the post-war period. With the construction of the cable car to Aroser Weisshorn in 1956/57, the ski area was expanded, and in 1963 the system up to the Hörnli, which could be used as a combined ski lift and chairlift, was replaced by a gondola lift. A ski lift from Langwies - Fondei was a commercial failure due to its poor accessibility, but the Hochwang ski area was finally opened in 1984. With the connection with the ski area Lenzerheide The number of usable lifts and kilometers of slopes rose sharply again from 2013 onwards.
The repeatedly discussed plans to move the light rail line in Chur underground in a tunnel have not yet been tackled.
getting there
By train
The 1 Arosa train station is used by the meter-gauge Arosa Railway of the Rhaetian Railway from Chur approached from. In Chur there is a connection to the long-distance network of the SBB.
In the street
The A13 motorway can be reached by car 
to Chur, leaves this when connecting 
Chur Süd and reaches the Arosastrassem via the southern bypass Chur, Plessurquai, St.Luzistrasse. On the cantonal road 740 to Arosa, winter equipment is compulsory on the sometimes winding road kilometers and there may also be closures.
mobility
Arosa has two bus routes that regularly connect all parts of the town with each other. There is also a night bus service, and there are plenty of local taxis available.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Bergkirchli, the first church in Arosa was built in 1493 and served until the beginning of the 20th century. as a parish church, today it is used for concerts, weddings and only on high public holidays for church services.
- the 2 Arosa village church
- the 3 Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary was built in 1936 after the Catholic population in Arosa had increased significantly.
- 4 Schanfigg Local History Museum
- the 1 Squirrel path with its squirrels, which were fed by the visitors and are now tame, is also popular with children. It starts at the Waldhotel resp. Tomeliweg and leads through the forest to a playground at the Maran bus stop.
- 5 Arosa bear sanctuary ("The first Swiss bear protection center"), Dorfstrasse / SKZA, CH-7050 Arosa. Tel.: 41 81 378 70 20, Email: [email protected]. Located below the middle station of the Weisshorn-Bahn in Arosa and can only be reached on foot or by cable car. The approximately 3 hectare area of the bear sanctuary offers space for up to five bears. The Arosa Bear Sanctuary is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5.40 p.m. Visitors can watch the bears from a platform.
Langwies
- 6 reformed Church: the reformed church in Langwies was built around 1475 after Langwies broke away from the valley church of St. Peter, on a previous building from the 14th century. built and received towards the end of the 14th century. its late Gothic vault in the nave.
- of a 7 Lookout point there is a beautiful view of the Langwieser Viaduct of the Chur-Arosa Railway.
St. Peter
- the 8 Ref. Church of St. Peter served as the valley church of the Schanfigg for a long time. The church tower is from the 11th / 12th. Century, in the choir there were frescoes from around 1500, the wooden ceiling with flat carvings is high Gothic.
Lüen
- In the 9 Lüen Church, a Romanesque building from 1026, frescoes of the Waltensburger Master uncovered, in connection with the ban on images in the Reformation in the 16th century. had been whitewashed.
Castiel
The 10 Castiel Church was built on a medieval castle hill. The Gothic building dates from 1510, the wooden pulpit from the time after the Grisons turmoil from 1656.
activities
In the winter
- The Arosa - Lenzerheide ski area 2 Lenzerheide comprises a total of 43 lifts (13 lifts on the Arosa side alone) and around 225 kilometers of slopes.
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa - Lenzerheide ski area | 41 (0)81 385 57 00 | 1,230 - 2,865 m | 8 | 18 | 17 | 110 | 87 | 28 | 225 km |
- Arosa is home to the Arosa Ski Club, from which a number of well-known skiers emerged, the Arosa Ice Hockey Club (EHC Arosa) and the Curling Club. Arosa was the venue for various ski and snowboard championships.
In summer
There are countless opportunities for hiking or mountain biking around Arosa.
shop
kitchen
In the Beijing restaurant right next door, there is authentic cuisine from China. Fine specialties, good wines and a warm atmosphere can be found in the Gspan restaurant in Inner-Arosa.
nightlife
accommodation
The community offers around 4,500 guest beds in hotels and a further 8,000 guest beds in holiday apartments.
trips
- Weisshorn Weisshorn (2653.2 m above sea level), panoramic view, summit restaurant. Cable car (valley station) from the train station
Practical advice
- 1 Arosa tourism, Poststrasse, P.O. Box 90, 7050 Arosa. Tel.: 41 81 378 70 20, Fax: 41 81 378 70 21.
literature
Web links
- https://www.gemeindearosa.ch/ - Official website of Arosa
- Arosa mountain railways
