Stierva

State :

Switzerland

Canton :

Graubünden (GR)

Region :

Albula

Political community :

Albula / Alvra

Postal code :

7459

former BFS no. :

3504

Coordinates :

761 184 / 170360 coordinates: 46 ° 39 '54 " N , 9 ° 32' 42" O ; CH1903: seven hundred sixty-one thousand one hundred eighty-four / 170360

Height :

1375 m above sea level M.

Area :

10.56 km²

Residents:

135 (December 31, 2014)

Population density :

13 inhabitants per km²

Website:

www.albula-alvra.ch

Stierva

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Stierva ( German and officially Stürvis until 1943 ) is a village in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the municipality of Albula / Alvra , which belongs to the Alvaschein district in the Albula district.

Until December 31, 2014, Stierva was an independent political municipality . On January 1, 2015, it merged with the communities of Alvaneu , Alvaschein , Brienz / Brinzauls , Mon , Surava and Tiefencastel to form the new community of Albula / Alvra .

geography

Parish before the merger on January 1, 2015

Stierva, view from Tiefencastel

The village of Stierva is a clustered village high above the left side of the Albula on the eastern slopes of a mountain range, the highest mountains of which are the Curvér Pintg da Taspegn (2731 m) and the Muttner Horn (2401 m). The former municipal boundary forms the Albula in the valley below. In addition to the village, the former municipality also includes the hamlet of Bargung (1540 m) and various farms. Of the entire former municipal area of 1054 ha, 444 ha are covered by forest and wood and 71 ha are mountain. Of the 520 hectares of land that can be used for agriculture, 428 hectares are alpine pastures. The remaining 19 hectares of the community area are settlement areas.

population

languages

The only official language of the former municipality is Romansh. The population speaks the idiom Surmeir . In 1900 all of the 150 residents spoke Romansh. In 1970, 96% said Romansh was their mother tongue. Since then, the proportion of German speakers has grown massively.

Languages in Stierva
languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
languages	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	14th	12.39%	23	23.00%	42	32.81%
Romansh	99	87.61%	75	75.00%	85	66.41%
Residents	113	100%	100	100%	128	100%

Origin and nationality

Of the 144 residents at the end of 2004, 140 were Swiss nationals.

Attractions

Gothic choir in the parish church of Stierva

The Catholic Parish Church of St. Maria Magdalena.

Partnerships

Olten (Canton of Solothurn)

literature

Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden II. The valley communities Herrschaft, Prättigau, Davos, Schanfigg, Churwalden, Albula valley. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 9). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1937. DNB 811066703 .
The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Chur / Zurich, 2003. ISBN 3-7253-0741-5
Dieter Matti: Old Pictures - Newly Interpreted, Ecclesiastical Art in the Passland , Volume 1 (Central Grisons); Disertina, Chur 2012, ISBN 978-3-85637-368-9 , pp. 35-38

Web links

Commons : Stierva - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Stierva
Gion Peder Thöni: Stierva. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ Parish Church of St. Maria Magdalena

[1] Parish Church of St. Maria Magdalena