Vella
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| Population | 447 (2006) | |||||||||
| - Density | 61 /km² (157 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 7.38 km² (2.8 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7144 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3605 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Daniel Blumenthal | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) |
Cumbel, Degen, Morissen, Obersaxen, Suraua, Surcuolm | |||||||||
| Website | www.vallumnezia.ch | |||||||||
![Vella [zoom] (Switzerland)](../../../../images/shared/thumb/c/cf/Karte_Schweiz.png/265px-Karte_Schweiz.png)
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Vella is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
It is located at 4,081 ft altitude on a plateau in the centre of the Val Lumnezia, a high alpine valley.
The municipality consists of the village Villa and the church St. Vincent in Pleif built on a ridge overlooking the Glenner/Glogn gorge, a tributary to the Vorderrhein. The highest elevation is Mount Stein at 7126 feet altitude. The municipality has 447 inhabitants. The official language is Romansh.
[edit] External links
- http://www.vallumnezia.ch
- Vella in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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