Lumnezia
Lumnezia | |
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Lumnezia | |
Location of Lumnezia | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°11′E / 46.717°N 9.183°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Surselva |
| Area | |
• Total | 165.48 km2 (63.89 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
• Total | 2,025 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7142 |
| SFOS number | 3618 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Localities | Peiden, Uors, Camuns, Tersnaus, Surcasti, Cumbel, Vella, Morissen, Vattis, Degen, Vignogn, Lumbrein, Vrin, Cons |
| Surrounded by | Vals, Ilanz/Glion, Obersaxen Mundaun, Sumvitg, Medel, Blenio |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Lumnezia is a valley region and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss of canton of Graubünden. 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 (German: Lugnez), 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.