Alvaschein

Also known as Alvaschein GR, Alvaschein (Albula/Alvra)

Alvaschein (Romansh: Alvaschagn) is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Alvaschein
Swiss town.image_photo: Alvaschein Aufsicht.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: former
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Alvaschein COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: Flag of Alvaschein.gif
Swiss town.canton: Graubünden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-GR
Swiss town.district: Albula
Swiss town.postal_code: 7451
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3501
Swiss town.area: 4.06
Swiss town.elevation: 1001
Swiss town.population: 142
Swiss town.populationof: Dec 2013
Swiss town.website: www.albula-alvra.ch
Swiss town.mayor: Hans Peter Salzburger
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities: Brienz/Brinzauls, Lantsch/Lenz, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Vaz/Obervaz

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Wikidata facts

Population: 134
Area: 4.08
Elevation: 1001
Official website: www.alvaschein.ch
Image: Alvaschein Aufsicht.jpg
Dialing code: 081
Licence plate code: GR

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postal code: 7451
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Coat of arms
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==Coat of arms== Description: divided between black and silver (white); a broken silver key on the black ground, and a black carpenter's axe on the silver ground. The key and axe are references to the church patrons: St. Peter in Mistail and St. Joseph in Alvaschein.