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Also known as Lumnezia GR

Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of the Grisons. The former municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia. It covers the Val Lumnezia (), a Swiss high alpine valley. Its upper regions are among the most remote areas in the Swiss Alps. The official language is Romansh.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name
Lumnezia
Swiss town.image_photo
Lumnezia.JPG
Swiss town.image_caption
Lumnezia
Swiss town.municipality_type
valley and municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa
CHE Lumnezia COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag
CHE Lumnezia Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton
Grisons
Swiss town.iso code region
CH-GR
Swiss town.district
Surselva
Swiss town.postal_code
7142
Swiss town.municipality_code
3618
Swiss town.area
4.46
Swiss town.population
2150
Swiss town.populationof
Dec 2015
Swiss town.popofyear
2015
Swiss town.website
http://www.lumnezia.ch
Swiss town.places
Peiden, Uors, Camuns, Tersnaus, Surcasti, Cumbel, Vella, Morissen, Vattis, Degen, Vignogn, Lumbrein, Vrin, Cons
Swiss town.neighboring_municipalities
Vals, Ilanz/Glion, Obersaxen Mundaun, Sumvitg, Medel, Blenio

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Official website

Vischnaunca Lumnezia | Vischnaunca Lumnezia

lumnezia.ch →

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Lumnezia
Population
2025
Area
165.48
Elevation
1244
Body of water
Valser Rhine
Official website
www.lumnezia.ch
Image
Lumnezia.JPG
Dialing code
081
Licence plate code
GR
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inception
2013-01-01
Commons category
Lumnezia
topic's main category
Category:Lumnezia
postal code
7144
replaces
Cumbel
external data available at URL
geo.ld.admin.ch/boundaries/municipality/3618
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Encyclopedic overview

47 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Neolithic and Megalithic Period
  • Roman Times
  • Middle Ages
  • Reformation and Enlightenment
  • Industrial Age
  • Cumbel
  • Degen
  • Lumbrein
  • Morissen
  • Suraua
  • Vignogn
  • Vella
  • Vrin
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Tectonics and rock formations
  • Glaciers
  • River systems
  • Ecology
  • Fauna
  • Transport
  • Airports
  • Railways
  • Roads
  • Demographics
  • Population
  • Employment
  • Historic Population
  • Members to Parliament
  • Demography
  • Education
  • Tourism
  • Skiing
  • Mountaineering
  • Places of worship
  • Sites of Interest
  • Mountains
  • Nature
  • Heritage sites of national significance
  • Wakker Prize
  • Weather
  • Notable residents
  • Events
  • Further reading
  • References
  • External links

Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of the Grisons. The former municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia. It covers the Val Lumnezia (), a Swiss high alpine valley. Its upper regions are among the most remote areas in the Swiss Alps. The official language is Romansh.

In 1998, the village of Vrin was awarded the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lumnezia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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