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Walser way of settling in Vorarlberg
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High-lying pastures normally were leased-out to bigger groups of settlers rather than individuals. The land was divided up between the families who built their homes and barns in the middle of the assigned land for economic reasons.
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Settlement methods in Wallis
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The Settlement method in Wallis can be illustrated by using the "Dorf" (village) Mühlebach as an example. The compact "Dorf" built in the oldest timber construction methods of Switzerland. In the year 2002, a scientific study funded by the Swiss national fund and the Walliser Bauernhausforschung into the research of timber constructions led to some exciting results. On the basis of the year ring analyses (dendrochronology) twelve very old houses, so called "Heidehischer", were dated between 1381 and 1497.
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The alp-villages in Vorarlberg
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How did the Walser settle?
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Is there a common way of settlement? As a basic principle, the Romans settled in cramped surroundings in hamlets and villages. The Germanic tribes prefer a loose way of settlements with scattered buildings. Where this was not possible due to avalanches, mud flows or mountain torrents, the Walser built closed settlements.
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Scattered Walser settlements in Graubünden
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A special characteristic of the industrial way of the Walser and with it the building of stables is the enormous number of stables and hay saved, that are scattered far and wide in the agriculturally used areas. The steep land and the short time available for the hay harvest require the storage of feed to be decentralised.
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Religious life of the Walser and the people from Valais
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The Walser were pobably even more exposed to nature as their ancestors in the primal homeland: cold, storm, snow and avalanches in winter; dryness and drought in summer. People were needed that could stand up against this challenge. They took this strength and support from the faith that had already been practiced by their ancestors.
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The reformation in Graubünden
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The Walser are catholics!
The following assumption is common whereever the faifth of the migrants and their descendents is being discussed: The Walser however are catholic. This is true for the larger part of the settlers in the Walser regions. The Walser remained true to their ancestor’s faifth in the Italian valleys south of the Monte Rosa, in Pomatt, Bosco-Gurin, Sarganserland, Triesenberg and Vorarlberg.
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Sacred Buildings
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Holy protector of the Walser
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