Alvaneu
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| Alvaneu | |
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| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Albula |
| Coordinates | |
| Population | 421 (December 2005) |
| Area | 35.63 km² |
| Elevation | 1181 m |
| Postal code | 7492 |
| SFOS number | 3511 |
| Mayor | Thomas Kollegger |
| Website | www.alvaneu.ch |
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Alvaneu is a municipality in the Albula district of the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It consists of Alvaneu-Dorf and Alvaneu-Bad. The area is 35.68 km² and the population 421.
[edit] Languages
The traditional language of the population until the middle of the 19th century was Romansch. However, in 1880, only 80.1% of the inhabitants spoke Romansch as their native language. This erosion continued (1910: 68.06%, 1941: 56.0%, 1970: 47.03%). 1960 was the last census that counted a Romansch-speaking majority.
| Languages in Alvaneu | ||||||
| Language | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 189 | 49.87% | 230 | 60.53% | 308 | 76.43% |
| Romansch | 157 | 41.42% | 109 | 28.68% | 68 | 16.87% |
| Italian | 30 | 7.92% | 28 | 7.37% | 14 | 3.47% |
| Population | 379 | 100% | 380 | 100% | 403 | 100% |
Although 31% still speak Romansch, German is now the only offical language for municipality business.
[edit] External links
- Gemeinde Alvaneu -- official site of the municipality (German)
- Bad Alvaneu -- thermal baths (German)
- Alvaneu in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Alvaneu | Alvaschein | Bergün/Bravuogn | Bivio | Brienz/Brinzauls | Cunter | Filisur | Lantsch/Lenz | Marmorera | Mon | Mulegns | Mutten | Riom-Parsonz | Salouf | Savognin | Schmitten | Stierva | Sur | Surava | Tiefencastel | Tinizong-Rona | Vaz/Obervaz | Wiesen
Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden
