Vella

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Coordinates: 46°43′N, 9°10′E

Vella
Coat of Arms of Vella
Canton Grisons
District Surselva
Coordinates  46°43′N, 9°10′E
Population 447   (2006)
Area 7.38 km²
Elevation 1244 m
Postal code 7144
SFOS number 3605
Mayor Daniel Blumenthal
Website www.vallumnezia.ch
Vella (Switzerland)
Vella
Vella
Vella, Val Lumnezia
Vella, Val Lumnezia

Vella is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

It is located at 4,081 ft altitude on a plateau in the centre of the Val Lumnezia, a high alpine valley.

The municipality consists of the village Villa and the church St. Vincent in Pleif built on a ridge overlooking the Glenner/Glogn gorge, a tributary to the Vorderrhein. The highest elevation is Mount Stein at 7126 feet altitude. The municipality has 447 inhabitants. The official language is Romansh.


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