500 Years of the Free State of the Three Leagues
Staatsarchiv Graubünden, A I Nr. 73
Bundsbrief [letter of alliance] of the Three Leagues of 23 September1524. Deed, written on parchment, seal: Abbott of Disentis, Hans von Marmels, lord of Rhäzüns, Grey League (seal has fallen off), League of the House of God and League of the Ten Jurisdictions.
“Only those who know the past can understand the present and shape the future.” This remark by the politician August Bebel (born 1840 in Deutz, died 1913 in Passugg) might well have served as an inspiration for Graubünden’s jubilee “500 Years of the Free State of the Three Leagues.” With more than 400 events and roughly a dozen projects, the 2024 anniversary year not only cast light on the history of Graubünden but also brought people together in the present.
Its impact will continue to resonate into the future – not least thanks to Porta Cultura, which provides access to a wealth of information, documents, and objects relating to the jubilee and, by extension, to the history and present of Graubünden.