Alvaneu
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| Alvaneu | ||||||||||
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| Population | 421 (December 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 12 /km² (31 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 35.63 km² (13.8 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,181 m (3,875 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7492 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3511 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Thomas Kollegger | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Arosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Filisur, Lantsch/Lenz, Schmitten, Surava, Tiefencastel | |||||||||
| Website | www.alvaneu.ch | |||||||||
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Alvaneu is a 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 421.
On 20 March 2007 Peter Martin Wettler, a media expert and resident of Zurich was appointed Prince of Belfort by the village's authorities.[1]
[edit] Languages
The traditional language of the population until the middle of the 19th century was Romansh. However, in 1880, only 80.1% of the inhabitants spoke Romansch as their native language. This erosion continued (1910: 68.06%, 1941: 56.0%, 1970: 47.03%). 1960 was the last census that counted a Romansch-speaking majority.
| 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% |
Although 31% still speak Romansch, German is now the only official language for municipality business.
[edit] External links
- Gemeinde Alvaneu -- official site of the municipality (German)
- Bad Alvaneu -- thermal baths (German)
- Alvaneu in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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