Alvaneu

Alvaneu is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Alvaneu
Location of Alvaneu
Alvaneu
Alvaneu
Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°39′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictAlbula
Government
  MayorThomas Kollegger
Area
  Total35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi)
Elevation
1,181 m (3,875 ft)
Population
 (December 2005)
  Total421
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7492
SFOS number3511
Surrounded byArosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Filisur, Lantsch/Lenz, Schmitten, Surava, Tiefencastel
Websitewww.alvaneu.ch
SFSO statistics
Alvaneu

It consists of Alvaneu-Dorf and Alvaneu-Bad. The area is 35.68 km² and the population is 421 people.[1]

On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Brienz/Brinzauls, Mon, Stierva, Surava and Tiefencastel merged into the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.

Languages

This table shows the languages of Alvaneu:

Languages in Alvaneu
LanguageCensus of 1980Census of 1990Census of 2000
NumberPercentageNumberPercentageNumberPercentage
German18949.87%23060.53%30876.43%
Romansh15741.42%10928.68%6816.87%
Italian307.92%287.37%143.47%
Population379100%380100%403100%

References

  1. "Mountain village converts to a princedom". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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