Tenna, Switzerland
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°20′E / 46.750°N 9.333°ECoordinates: 46°45′N 9°20′E / 46.750°N 9.333°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Surselva | |
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| • Total | 11.28 km2 (4.36 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,654 m (5,427 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 110 | |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7106 | |
| SFOS number | 3652 | |
| Surrounded by | Riein, Safien, Valendas, Versam | |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
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Tenna is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.
Tenna is first mentioned in 1398 as Thena.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. Valentin clad Argent and caped Or with his dexter raised in blessing and holding in sinister a crosier of the last. The figure of Valentin von Rätien (an early bishop of Passau) comes from the municipal seal, where he is also represented as a seated figure.
Tenna had an area, as of 2006[update], of 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 45.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Safien sub-district of the Surselva district. It is a German-speaking collection of small settlements on a terrace above the west side of the Safien valley. It consists of the village of Tenna which is made up of the sections of Ausserberg, Mitte and Innerberg as well as the hamlets of Acla and Egschi along the valley road.
Tenna has a population (as of 2011) of 110. As of 2008[update], 3.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -19.5%, though it has been increasing since 2000. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (98.7%), with the rest speaking Serbo-Croatian( 1.3%).
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