Schnaus
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 9°10′E / 46.767°N 9.167°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 9°10′E / 46.767°N 9.167°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Surselva | |
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| • Total | 2.99 km2 (1.15 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 123 | |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7130 | |
| SFOS number | 3583 | |
| Surrounded by | Falera, Ilanz, Ladir, Rueun, Ruschein, Siat | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Schnaus is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Schnaus, Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.
Schnaus is first mentioned about 840 as Scanaues.
Before the merger, Schnaus had a total area of 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi). Of this area, 58.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It consists of the village of Schnaus above the Vorderrhein and the exclave of Alp da Schnaus eastward above the Val da Siat.
Schnaus had a population (as of 2011) of 123. As of 2008[update], 17.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 43%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh(45.5%), with German being second most common (40.4%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (11.1%).
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