Surselva District

Surselva District

Romansh: *district Surselva*
German: *Bezirk Surselva*
Surselva District Romansh: district Surselva; German: Bezirk Surselva
District
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Grisons
Capital	Ilanz
Area
• Total	1,373.54 km2 (530.33 sq mi)
Population (December 2015)
• Total	21,325
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2
Municipalities	21

Surselva District (Romansh: District da la Surselva^ⓘ) was an administrative district in the canton of the Grisons, Switzerland, from 2000 until 2016.^[1] It had an area of 1,373.39 km² (530.27 sq mi) and a population of 21,325 in 2015.

It was formed in 2000 by a merger of the former Vorderrhein and Glenner districts. It was replaced with the Surselva Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.^[2]

Mergers and name changes

On 1 January 2012 the municipality of Schlans merged into the municipality of Trun.^[3]
The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.^[3]
On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Castrisch, Ilanz, Ladir, Luven, Pitasch, Riein, Ruschein, Schnaus, Sevgein, Duvin, Pigniu, Rueun and Siat merged into the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.^[3]

On 1 January 2015 the former municipality of St. Martin merged into the municipality of Vals.^[3]

Subdivisions

It consists of five Kreise (sub-districts) and forty-three municipalities:

Disentis sub-district
Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[4]	Area (km²)
Breil/Brigels	11,253	50.84
Disentis/Mustér	2,009	91.08
Medel (Lucmagn)	344	136.20
Sumvitg	1,104	101.83
Trun	1,161	51.9
Tujetsch	1,183	133.92

Ilanz sub-district
Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[4]	Area (km²)
Falera	625	22.35
Ilanz/Glion	4,797	133.48
Laax	1,974	31.68
Mundaun	317	8.59
Sagogn	736	6.95
Schluein	611	4.81
Valendas	288	22.79
Versam	237	16.77

Lumnezia/Lugnez sub-district
Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[4]	Area (km²)
Lumnezia	1,996	165.48
Vals	946	175.56

Ruis sub-district
Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[4]	Area (km²)
Andiast	211	13.63
Obersaxen	829	61.54
Waltensburg/Vuorz	325	32.32

Safien sub-district (Safien valley)
Municipality	Population (31 December 2020)^[4]	Area (km²)
Safien	282	100.58
Tenna	114	11.28

Notes and references

Notes

References

^ "Grisons Map: Map of local districts and communities" (PDF) (official website). Chur, Switzerland: Canton Grisons. January 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis" (official website) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

46°46′N 9°12′E / 46.767°N 9.200°E / 46.767; 9.200

[1] "Grisons Map: Map of local districts and communities" (PDF) (official website). Chur, Switzerland: Canton Grisons. January 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

[2] Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017

[Fusion-3] "Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz: Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis" (official website) (in German and French). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 2016-01-11.

[Stat2020_GR-4] "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

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