Breil/Brigels

Breil/Brigels
Casa Mirella in Breil/Brigels
Casa Mirella in Breil/Brigels
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Breil/Brigels is located in Switzerland
Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels is located in Canton of Graubünden
Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels
Coordinates: 46°46′N 9°3′E / 46.767°N 9.050°E / 46.767; 9.050
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictSurselva
Government
 • MayorRichard Caduff
Area
 • Total50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi)
Elevation
1,280 m (4,200 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,757
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7165
SFOS number3981
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byLinthal (GL), Obersaxen, Schlans, Trun, Waltensburg/Vuorz
Twin townsGammelshausen (Germany)
Websitewww.breil.ch
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Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.

The name of the municipality comes from the word brigilo, meaning little town. The name comes from the village name in the two local languages. In Romansh the name is Breil [bʁɔjl] while in German it is Brigels German: [ˈbʁiːɡəls] .

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.