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Lüen

Lüen
Former municipality of Switzerland
Lüen village
Lüen village
Coat of arms of Lüen
Coat of arms
Lüen is located in Switzerland
Lüen
Lüen
Lüen is located in Canton of Graubünden
Lüen
Lüen
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°37′E / 46.833°N 9.617°E / 46.833; 9.617Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°37′E / 46.833°N 9.617°E / 46.833; 9.617
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Plessur
Area
 • Total 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation 990 m (3,250 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 84
 • Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Postal code 7027
SFOS number 3925
Surrounded by Castiel, Praden, St. Peter-Pagig, Tschiertschen
Website www.lueen.ch
SFSO statistics

Lüen is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Lüen, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.

Lüen is first mentioned in 1084 as Leune.

Before the merger, Lüen had a total area of 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi). Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Lüen on the north face of the mid-Schanfigg.

In Lüen is the Lüen-Castiel railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line, which also serves Castiel.

Lüen had a population (as of 2010) of 84. As of 2008, 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -15.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.9%), with English being second most common ( 4.1%) and Dutch being third ( 2.7%).


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