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Alvaschein (Romansch: Alvaschagn) is a municipality in the kreis (English: circle, or subdistrict) of Alvaschein in the District of Albula in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Grisons or GraubÃ¼nden (German: GraubÃ¼nden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... Albula is an administrative district in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found... The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ... now. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is one of the four national languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Albula is an administrative district in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... GraubÃ¼nden or Grisons (German: ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...

Coat of arms

Description: divided between black and silver (white); a broken silver key on the black ground, and a black carpenter's axe on the silver ground. The key and axe are references to the church patrons: St. Peter in Mistail and St. Joseph in Alvaschein.

Geography

The municipality lies on a hill 200 meters above the Albula valley, which is in between the valley of the Rhein the Engadin valley. Of the municipal area of 406 hectares, 236 hectares are forested, 127 hectares are used for agriculture (meadows and fields), 30 hectares are developed, and 13 hectares are unproductive.

Neighboring municipalities

Population

Population growth

The population was relatively stabile in the second half of the 19th century (lowest value: 137; highest value: 156). The all-time high came in 1900, when the population reached 276. However, many of these were laborers working on the Abula train line. For the same reason (construction) the population was above average in 1970. Between 1900 and 1930 the population rose slightly, remained stabile for two decades, and then fell in the 1980s. Since then the population has oscillated about 150. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Languages

The original majority language was Romansch; today only a minority still speak it. Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is any of the various Rhaetian languages spoken in Switzerland. ...

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Religion

At the time of the Reformation, the population of Alvaschein belonged to those municipalities in the canton that remained true to the "old teachings." Today (as of 2000) 73.38% are Roman Catholic, 14.94% are Protestant, 1.95% are Orthodox Christians; 2.6% are Muslim, 1.95% are atheist, and 4.55% did not respond. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... A Muslim (Arabic: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…, Turkish: MÃ¼slÃ¼man, Persian and Urdu: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…Ø§Ù†, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... For information about the band, see Atheist (band). ...

Origin-nationality

Of the 149 inhabitants at the end of 2004, 144 (96.64%) were Swiss citizens. At the time of the last census 92.86% were Swiss citzens, of whom eight were dual citizens. The few immigrants come from no less than eight foreign countries, including, most prominently, Germany and Serbia and Montenegro.

Politics

Economy

In 2000/2001 there were 17 work places in Alvaschein, at which 50 people earned their income. By economic sector (# of work places/ # of employees): Agriculture and Forestry (7/17), Industry and Trade (3/20), services (7/13).

History

The first mention of the municipality came in 1154, on the occasion of the construction of nunnery named Alvasinis. It became subordinate to the Princes-Bishop of Chur in 1282. In 1367 it belonged to the municipality of Gotteshausband. The inhabitants finally bought their freedom from the Princes-Bishop in 1732. Nearly the whole community was destroyed in a fire in 1745. It has been the seat of the district of the same name since 1851.

Attractions

The biggest attraction is the Carolingian-era church of St. Peter Mistail, which is a monument of cultural and historical meaning to Europe. The village church is named St. Joseph and was erected between 1653 and 1657.

References

External links

The Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical research in a manner accessible to a broader audience. ...

Municipalities in the district of Albula, 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 Image File history File links Grisons-coat_of_arms. ... Albula is an administrative district in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ... Alvaneu is a municipality in the Albula district of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ... Bivio is a municipality in the Albula district of the Swiss canton of GraubÃ¼nden. ... Cunter (Romansh, in German: Conters im Oberhalbstein) is a village in the Albula district of the Swiss Canton of GraubÃ¼nden, on the road to the Julier Pass, between Tiefencastel and Savognin. ... Filisur is a municipality in the district of Albula, in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ... Marmorera is a municipality in the district of Albula, in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ... Savognin (in local dialect Suagnign, Italian Savognino, German official name, until 1890 Schweiningen) is a municipality in the Albula District in canton GraubÃ¼nden in Switzerland. ... Tiefencastel (Romansh: Casti) is a municipality in the district of Albula, in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland. ...

Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden GraubÃ¼nden or Grisons (German: ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ... There are 209 municipalities in the canton of GraubÃ¼nden, Switzerland (as of April 2004). ...

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