Obersaxen

Also known as Obersaxen GR

Obersaxen () is a former municipality in the district of Surselva 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.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Obersaxen
Swiss town.image_photo: Obersaxen westwärts.jpg
Swiss town.municipality_type: Former municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Obersaxen Mundaun Flag.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Obersaxen Mundaun COA.svg
Swiss town.canton: Graubünden
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-GR
Swiss town.district: Surselva
Swiss town.postal_code: 7134
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3612
Swiss town.area: 61.54
Swiss town.elevation: 1281

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Demographics
Sport
References

==History== 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.