Selma, Switzerland

Selma
Coat of arms of Selma
Location of Selma
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Selma is located in Switzerland
Selma
Selma
Selma is located in Canton of Graubünden
Selma
Selma
Coordinates: 46°19′N 9°7′E / 46.317°N 9.117°E / 46.317; 9.117
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictMoesa
Area
 • Total2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi)
Elevation
977 m (3,205 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2013)
 • Total33
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
6545
SFOS number3811
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byArvigo, Braggio, Cauco, Santa Maria in Calanca
Twin townsWittenbach (Switzerland)
Websitewww.comunedicalanca.ch
SFSO statistics

Selma is a former municipality in Moesa District in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Arvigo, Braggio, Cauco and Selma merged to form the new municipality of Calanca.[1]

The local language is Italian.

With a population at the end of 2008 of only 36, it was one of the smallest communities in Switzerland. The village had however declared its intention to remain an independent entity.

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