{"id":519,"date":"2020-05-02T00:16:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/?page_id=519"},"modified":"2020-05-17T00:43:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T22:43:31","slug":"romansh-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eurominority.eu\/index.php\/en\/romansh-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Romansh people"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romansh, the poor Swiss relative<\/h2>
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Although the term stateless nation is questionable in the case of the Romansh, these Rhaeto-Romance people in the Alpine region are distinguished by their language. They are related to the Ladins and the Friulians. Since the end of the Roman Empire they have been part of the canton of Grisons. However, their territory has been greatly eroded. <\/p>

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The Grison flag does not explicitly represent the Romansh people. It is a flag made up of coats of arms of \u201cthree leagues\u201d that are tied to the 15th century and form the canton of the Grisons. The Romansh identify with this flag. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Thus, the\nRomansh do not claim their own territory, but populate many valleys of the\ncanton of Grisons. They are scattered into five regions. The remainder of the\npopulation speaks German or Italian. The Romansh have only recently obtained\nthe use of their own language.<\/p>

Descendants of\nLatin populations, the Romansh were able to preserve their culture because of\ntheir location in the heart of the Alps. Under the pressure of Walser\npopulations, originally German speakers of Vallais, their territory has been\nlargely eroded, leaving the place to a multi-cultural community.<\/p>

Since 1938,\nRomansh has had the status of a national language in Switzerland, without the\nbenefit of an official status. It took the efforts of many associations in 1996\nto get it. Thus, surprisingly, without claiming any territory, the Romansh can\nteach their language by immersion in all primary schools, with German being\ngradually introduced. <\/p>

Unfortunately, the small\nRomansh community faces the exodus of its citizens: 40% of the Romansh\npopulation live outside the traditional territory. Maintaining the language is\ndifficult in these conditions. Romansh consciousness is beginning to emerge in\nrecent years, however, especially through relations with their Rhaeto-Romance\nneighbours.<\/p>

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Identity card <\/h3>
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Name <\/em> <\/td>Rumantschs dal Grischun<\/strong> | Romansh <\/em>
Romantschen in Graub\u00fcnden<\/em><\/strong> | German<\/em>
Romanci dei Grigioni <\/em><\/strong> | Italian <\/em>
(Romansh of Grisons) <\/td><\/tr>
Population <\/em><\/td>198,379 inhab.<\/strong> (2018) (including 33,991 Romansh in 2013)<\/td><\/tr>
Area<\/em> <\/td>7,105 km\u00b2<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Languages <\/em> <\/td>Rumantsch <\/strong>| Romansh<\/em>
Deutsch <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
Italiano <\/em><\/strong>| Italian <\/em>(official)<\/td><\/tr>
Number of native speakers<\/em><\/td> 60,000<\/strong> | Romansh <\/em>(44,354 as main language) (2017) <\/td><\/tr>
State of guardianship<\/em><\/td> Switzerland<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Official status<\/em><\/td> Canton<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Capital<\/em><\/td>Cuira <\/strong>| Romansh <\/em>
Chur <\/em><\/strong>| German<\/em>
Coira <\/em><\/strong>| Italian <\/em>
(Coire)<\/td><\/tr>
Historic religion<\/em><\/td> <\/strong> Roman Catholic and Protestant<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
Flag<\/em><\/td>Bandiera dal Grischun<\/strong> | Romansh <\/em>
(Flag of the Grisons) <\/td><\/tr>
Anthem<\/em><\/td> None <\/td><\/tr>
Motto<\/em><\/td> None <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>
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Timeline <\/h3>
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