Alvaneu | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alvaneu  | |
  Alvaneu  Alvaneu | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°39′E / 46.683°N 9.650°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Albula |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Kollegger |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.68 km2 (13.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,181 m (3,875 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 419 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7492 |
| SFOS number | 3511 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Surrounded by | Arosa, Brienz/Brinzauls, Filisur, Lantsch/Lenz, Schmitten, Surava, Tiefencastel |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Alvaneu (Romansh: Alvagni) is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.[1]
On 20 March 2007 Peter Martin Wettler, a media expert and resident of Zurich was appointed Prince of Belfort by the village's authorities.[2]
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
- ^ Leybold-Johnson, Isobel (March 20, 2007). "Mountain village converts to a princedom". Swissinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.