Surselva region

Surselva region
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Main town :	Ilanz / Glion
FSO number :	1850
Area :	1,373.56  km²
Height range :	616–3612 m above sea level M.
Residents:	21,483 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	16 inhabitants per km²
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The Surselva region is an administrative unit of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland , which was created as a result of the regional reform on January 1, 2016.

The Surselva region with the existing until 31 December 2015 District Surselva identical. However, the districts of Disentis , Ilanz , Lumnezia / Lugnez , Ruis and Safien were dissolved on December 31, 2015.

Classification

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

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Breil / Brigels	1757	96.58	18th
	Disentis / Mustér	2080	90.99	23
	Falera	615	22.36	28
	Ilanz / Glion	4756	133.48	36
	Laax	1858	31.71	59
	Lumnezia	2026	165.48	12
	Medel (Lucmagn)	362	136.22	3
	Obersaxen Mundaun	1188	70.36	17th
	Safiental	901	151.42	6th
	Sagogn	719	6.92	104
	No	648	4.79	135
	Sumvitg	1158	101.88	11
	Trun	1170	51.90	23
	Tujetsch	1238	133.91	9
	Vals	1007	175.56	6th
Total (15)		21,483	1,373.56	16

Changes in the community

• 

  Municipalities until 2017

• 2018: Merger of Andiast , Breil / Brigels and Waltensburg / Vuorz → Breil / Brigels

See also the article Surselva (as regional area)

Web links

Commons : Region Surselva  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Adolf Collenberg: Vorderrhein. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . (about the former district that became part of Surselva district in 2001)

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.