Castaneda, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°15′N 9°8′E / 46.250°N 9.133°ECoordinates: 46°15′N 9°8′E / 46.250°N 9.133°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Moesa | |
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| • Total | 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 266 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6540 | |
| SFOS number | 3805 | |
| Surrounded by | Buseno, Grono, Roveredo, Santa Maria in Calanca, San Vittore, Verdabbio | |
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Castaneda is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Castaneda is first mentioned in 1295.
In the mid 19th Century an ice age era graveyard and settlement was discovered near the village church. It was excavated in 1928, and about 100 graves were discovered. In 1978-80, in Pian del Remit, which is north-west of the church, a stone age settlement was discovered underneath an ice age site. The rectangular midden included post holes, fire sites, ceramic fragments and variety of sedimentary rocks and crystals. The site was dated to 2800-1500 BC and included stone and bronze age. A multi-stage dry stone wall in Pian del Remit can't be exactly dated but may date from the iron age into the modern era. Its original function (building foundation, terrace wall or marker stone) is not known.
Castaneda has an area, as of 2006[update], of 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi). Of this area, 3.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 76.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (15.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district, after 2017 it was part of the Moesa Region. It is located at the entrance to the Val Calanca, on a terrace that is part of the Misox valley.
Castaneda has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 266. As of 2008[update], 10.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Italian (79.6%), with German being second most common (16.7%) and French being third ( 1.8%).
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