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Scuol

Scuol (Romansh: [ˈʃkuɔ̯l] ) is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons . The official language in Scuol is Romansh. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez , Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into Scuol.

Name

The official name has undergone several changes in the 20th century:
  • Until 1943, the official name of the municipality was Schuls.
  • In 1943, it was changed to Bad Scuol/Schuls.
  • In 1970 Schuls was dropped as an official name, leaving only Bad Scuol.
  • In 1999 Bad was dropped, leaving today's name, Scuol.

History

Scuol is first mentioned in 1095 as Schulles. At the end of the 11th and in the 12th century, the lords of Tarasp owned extensive estates in Scuol. In 1095/1096 their family founded a Marian monastery in Scuol and endowed it richly.
Source Wikipedia: "Scuol" by miscellaneous authors" under GNU-License.
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