Alvaschein
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°40′N 9°33′E / 46.667°N 9.550°ECoordinates: 46°40′N 9°33′E / 46.667°N 9.550°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Albula | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Hans Peter Salzburger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.06 km2 (1.57 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2013) | ||
| • Total | 142 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7451 | |
| SFOS number | 3501 | |
| Surrounded by | Brienz/Brinzauls, Lantsch/Lenz, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Vaz/Obervaz | |
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Alvaschein (Romansh: Alvaschagn) is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
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.
Before the merger, Alvaschein had a total area of 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 31.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Alvaschein sub-district of the Albula District. It is located along the route to the Julier and Albula Passes on a terrace which is north-east of the Albula river and the Stausee Solis reservoir.
Alvaschein borders on Brienz/Brinzauls, Lantsch/Lenz, Stierva, Tiefencastel, and Vaz/Obervaz.
The population was relatively stable 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 stable for two decades, and then fell in the 1980s. Since then the population has oscillated about 150. Alvaschein had a population (as of 2013) of 142. As of 2007[update], 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17.1%.
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