Pitasch

Pitasch
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Location of Pitasch
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°13′E / 46.717°N 9.217°E / 46.717; 9.217Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°13′E / 46.717°N 9.217°E / 46.717; 9.217
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Elevation	1,060 m (3,480 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	106
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
Postal code	7111
SFOS number	3578
Surrounded by	Cumbel, Duvin, Riein, Safien, Sevgein
Website	www.pitasch.ch SFSO statistics

Pitasch is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Pitasch, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.

Pitasch is first mentioned about 801–50 as Pictaui though this comes from a 16th-century copy of the lost original. In 960 it was mentioned as in Pictaso.

Before the merger, Pitasch had a total area of 10.8 km² (4.2 sq mi). Of this area, 31.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. Before 2000 it was part of the Glenner district. It is located south of Ilanz on a terrace between the Val Renastga and the Val da Pitasch on the old road between Castrisch over the Güner Kreuz to Safien.

Pitasch had a population (as of 2011) of 106. As of 2008^[update], 2.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks Romansh(60.2%), with the rest speaking German (39.8%).