Ardez
Sign in to saveArdez () is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. The village is located in the Lower Engadin valley. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.
Key facts
- Swiss town.subject_name
- Ardez
- Swiss town.image_photo
- Ardez mit Turm Steinsberg.JPG
- Swiss town.municipality_type
- former
- Swiss town.imagepath_coa
- Ardez_wappen.svg
- Swiss town.imagepath_flag
- Flag of Ardez.gif
- Swiss town.canton
- Graubünden
- Swiss town.iso code region
- CH-GR
- Swiss town.district
- Inn
- Swiss town.postal_code
- 7546
- Swiss town.municipality_code
- 3741
- Swiss town.area
- 61.43
- Swiss town.elevation
- 1467
- Swiss town.population
- 427
- Swiss town.populationof
- Dec 2014
- Swiss town.popofyear
- 2014
- Swiss town.website
- www.ardez.ch
- Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
- Ftan, Galtür (Austria), Guarda, Lavin, Tarasp, Zernez
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Demographics
- Languages
- Heritage sites of national significance
- Photo gallery Ruina chanoua at Ardez
- References
- External links
Ardez () is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland. The village is located in the Lower Engadin valley. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.
==History== thumb|left|Ardez and Steinsberg Castle (Graubünden)|Steinsberg Castle . Etching by Heinrich Müller Ardez is first mentioned circa 840 as Ardezis. Up to the 19th century, it was also known by the German name of Steinsberg. Lords de Ardetz are documented for the period 1161–1310. The lords of Tarasp, the bishop of Chur, Marienberg Abbey, the county of Tyrol and the bailiffs of Matsch had possessions and rights in Ardez. Steinsberg Castle, the castle of Ardez, was bought by the bishop of Chur before 1209. It was destroyed together with the village in 1499 during the Swabian War. (The tower has been restored several times.)