Obersaxen Mundaun

Obersaxen village

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Obersaxen Mundaun

Location of Obersaxen Mundaun

Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°6′E / 46.733°N 9.100°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 9°6′E / 46.733°N 9.100°E

Country

Area

• Total

70.11 km² (27.07 sq mi)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

1,146

• Density

16/km² (42/sq mi)

Postal code

7134, 7137

SFOS number

3988

Localities

Obersaxen, Mundaun

Surrounded by

Breil/Brigels, Degen, Lumbrein, Rueun, Sumvitg, Trun, Vella, Vignogn, Waltensburg/Vuorz

Website

www.obersaxenmundaun.swiss
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Obersaxen Mundaun is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.

Obersaxen is first mentioned in 765 as Supersaxa though this is from a copy which dates from later. In 956 it was mentioned as Supersaxa, and in 1227 as Ubersahse.

The current settlement was founded in the thirteenth century, when a group of German-speaking Walser settled the plateau. Right in the heart of the mainly Romansh-speaking Surselva (which encompasses the valley of the Vorderrhein, along with all of its side valleys, among others the Val Lumnezia), Obersaxen is an island of German-speakers.

Mundaun was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.

Obersaxen Mundaun has a combined area, as of 2006^[update], of 70.11 km² (27.07 sq mi).

The new municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It is located on the northern face of the Mundaun mountain chain and the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river. It consists of a number of widely scattered settlements throughout the municipal area.

Obersaxen Mundaun has a population (as of December 2015) of 1,146

The historical population of Obersaxen and the two former municipalities that made up Mundaun, Flond and Surcuolm, is given in the following chart:

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