Albula region

Albula region
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Main town :	Tiefencastel ( Albula / Alvra )
FSO number :	1841
Area :	683.51  km²
Height range :	720–3416 m above sea level M.
Residents:	8120 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	12 inhabitants per km²
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The Albula region ( Rhaeto-Romanic Alvra ) is an administrative unit of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland , which was created as a result of the territorial reform on January 1, 2016.

It includes the valleys of the Albula , the Albulatal , and the Julia , the Oberhalbstein . The region is also called Surmeir .

Except for the municipality of Mutten (moved to the Viamala region on January 1, 2016 ), the Albula region is identical to the Albula district that existed until December 31, 2015 .

The districts of Alvaschein , Belfort and Bergün were dissolved on December 31, 2015, the Surses district remained in existence until December 31, 2017 for supra- municipal tasks.

Classification

The following municipalities belong to the Albula region:
As of January 1, 2018

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Albula / Alvra	1310	93.93	14th
	Bergün Filisur	914	190.14	5
	Lantsch / Lenz	535	21.81	25th
	Schmitten (GR)	234	11.35	21st
	Surses	2356	323.77	7th
	Vaz / Obervaz	2780	42.51	65
Total (6)		8120	683.51	12

Changes in the community

• 

  Municipalities until 2017

• 2018: Merger Bergün / Bravuogn and Filisur → Bergün Filisur

Web links

Commons : Region Albula  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Article Surmeir in Romansh

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.