Ilanz

Ilanz in German and Glion in Romansh is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 1978 the former municipality of Strada merged into the new municipality of Ilanz. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Ilanz, Castrisch, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of "Ilanz/Glion." (Glion is the Romansh name of "Ilanz".)

History

Ilanz is first mentioned in 765 as "Iliande." Ilanz became the capital of the newly formed Grey League in 1395. The Grey League was the second of Three Leagues which eventually formed canton Graubünden. Johannes von Ilanz, the Abbott of Disentis, was among the three nobles instrumental in creating this "eternal alliance."

Ilanz has a special place in the history of the Protestant Reformation. In the 1520s, the Diet of Ilanz declared that citizens of the Three Leagues should be free to choose between Catholicism and the Protestant forms of Christianity then rising to the fore. The so-called “Ilanz Reformation” of 1526 resulted in another systemic shock to the Catholic Church (which had been under philosophical attack since Zurich in 1523, when Protestantism first rose to primacy in a major population center). These and other events resulted in a counter-reformation within the Swiss Confederation that reversed many of the gains of the Reformation in Switzerland.

Ilanz (Kreis)

Ilanz is a Kreis, or sub-district of Surselva, in the canton of Graubünden (French: Grisons), Switzerland.

Communes

Ilanz contains the following communes, or municipalities:

Coordinates: 46°45′54″N 9°12′00″E / 46.7651°N 9.2°E / 46.7651; 9.2

Ilanz (Rhaetian Railway station)

Ilanz is a station on the Chur-Disentis railway line.

Rhaetian Railway services

Facilities

The station has a toilet at the back of the building, there is also a manned ticket desk as well as the machines present at all stations there is also a kiosk and various vending machines.

Location

The station is in the heart of the town, 5 mins from the migros shopping centre and only 2 or 3 minutes from the town centre. It is directly outside the post office where the postautos (buses) can be taken further, see next section.

Postauto Connections

The buses all collect outside the station and depart and arrive to supplement the railway timetables. A few routes are: Ilanz-Vals Zerfreila Ilanz-Reien Ilanz-Falera

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