Albula District
Albula District
Bezirk Albula District Alvra Distretto di Albula | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Tiefencastel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 693.47 km2 (267.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,210 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 8 |
Albula District was one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of 723.13 km² and had a population of 8,210 in 2015. It was replaced with the Albula Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]
Albula District consisted of four Kreise (sub-districts) Alvaschein, Belfort, Bergün and Surses, which are formed from a total of 8 municipalities following mergers in 2015 and 2016.
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Albula/Alvra | 1,295 | 93.93 |
| Mutten | 61 | 9.9 |
| Vaz/Obervaz | 2,802 | 42.51 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Lantsch/Lenz | 560 | 21.82 |
| Schmitten | 222 | 11.32 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Bergün/Bravuogn | 480 | 145.76 |
| Filisur | 434 | 44.58 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Surses | 2,377 | 323.77 |
Mergers and name changes
[edit]- On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.[3]
- On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses.[4]
Languages
[edit]The official languages of the district of Albula are German and Romansh. In the municipality of Bivio, Italian has given way to German as the official language there.
| Languages | Census 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | |
| German | 5,646 | 66.3% |
| Romansh | 2,163 | 25.4% |
| Italian | 263 | 3.1% |
| TOTAL | 8,514 | 100% |
References
[edit]- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ a b c d "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016.
| Districts of Graubünden | |
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