- Alvaneu
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Alvaneu
municipality_name = Alvaneu
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Alvaneu_wappen.svg|pixel_coa=
image_photo = Alvaneu-Dorf.jpg
image_caption = Alvaneu Dorf
canton = Grisons
iso-code-region = CH-GR
district = Albula
lat_d=46|lat_m=41|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=39|long_EW=E
postal_code = 7492
municipality_code = 3511
area = 35.63
elevation = 1181|elevation_description=
population = 421|populationof = December 2005 | popofyear = 2005
website = www.alvaneu.ch
mayor = Thomas Kollegger|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
places =
demonym =
neighboring_municipalities=Arosa ,Brienz/Brinzauls ,Filisur ,Lantsch/Lenz , Schmitten,Surava ,Tiefencastel
twintowns = |Alvaneu is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of
Graubünden inSwitzerland .It consists of Alvaneu-Dorf and Alvaneu-Bad. The
area is 35.68 km² and the population 421.On
20 March 2007 Peter Martin Wettler , a media expert and resident of Zurich was appointedPrince of Belfort by the village's authorities. [http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Mountain_village_converts_to_a_princedom.html?siteSect=105&sid=7637921&cKey=1174402887000]Languages
The traditional language of the population until the middle of the 19th century was Romansh. However, in 1880, only 80.1 % of the inhabitants spoke Romansch as their native language. This erosion continued (1910: 68.06 %, 1941: 56.0 %, 1970: 47.03 %). 1960 was the last census that counted a Romansch-speaking majority.
Although 31 % still speak Romansch, German is now the only official language for municipality business.
External links
* [http://www.alvaneu.ch Gemeinde Alvaneu] -- official site of the municipality de icon
* [http://www.bad-alvaneu.ch Bad Alvaneu] -- thermal baths de icon
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