Alvaneu
Alvaneu | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alvaneu  | |
  Alvaneu  Alvaneu | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°39′E / 46.683°N 9.650°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Albula |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Kollegger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,181 m (3,875 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 419 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7492 |
| SFOS number | 3511 |
| Surrounded by | Arosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Filisur, Lantsch/Lenz, Schmitten, Surava, Tiefencastel |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Alvaneu is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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
[change | change source]This table shows the languages of Alvaneu:
| Languages in Alvaneu | ||||||
| Language | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 189 | 49.87% | 230 | 60.53% | 308 | 76.43% |
| Romansh | 157 | 41.42% | 109 | 28.68% | 68 | 16.87% |
| Italian | 30 | 7.92% | 28 | 7.37% | 14 | 3.47% |
| Population | 379 | 100% | 380 | 100% | 403 | 100% |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Mountain village converts to a princedom". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
Other websites
[change | change source]
Media related to Alvaneu at Wikimedia Commons
- Gemeinde Alvaneu Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine—official site of the municipality (in German)
- Bad Alvaneu—thermal baths (in German)
