Lumnezia

Lumnezia
Lumnezia
Lumnezia
Coat of arms of Lumnezia
Location of Lumnezia
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Lumnezia is located in Switzerland
Lumnezia
Lumnezia
Lumnezia is located in Canton of Grisons
Lumnezia
Lumnezia
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°11′E / 46.717°N 9.183°E / 46.717; 9.183
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGrisons
DistrictSurselva
Area
 • Total165.48 km2 (63.89 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total2,025
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7142
SFOS number3618
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
LocalitiesPeiden, Uors, Camuns, Tersnaus, Surcasti, Cumbel, Vella, Morissen, Vattis, Degen, Vignogn, Lumbrein, Vrin, Cons
Surrounded byVals, Ilanz/Glion, Obersaxen Mundaun, Sumvitg, Medel, Blenio
Websitewww.lumnezia.ch
SFSO statistics

Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of Graubünden. The former municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.[3] It covers the Val Lumnezia (German: Lugnez), a Swiss high alpine valley. Its upper regions are among the most remote areas in the Swiss Alps. The official language is Romansh.

In 1998, the village of Vrin was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.

  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.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013