Vella

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Vella is a village and former municipality in the canton of Graubünden in eastern Switzerland, known for its traditional alpine setting and proximity to the Surselva region.

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Vella canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality
village
area 7.36 km²
belongsToCulturalRegion Romansh-speaking Surselva
canton Graubünden
climate alpine climate
coordinateLocation 46.7167° N, 9.1833° E
country Switzerland
countryCode CH
district Surselva
elevationAboveSeaLevel 1244 m
hasHeritage traditional alpine setting
hasLocalGovernmentType Swiss municipal council (until 2012)
hasLocalNameInRomansh Vella
hasMunicipalityCode 3599
hasParish Roman Catholic parish of Vella
hasReligiousBuilding St. Vincent church
hasSkiAreaAccess Obersaxen–Mundaun region
hasTraditionalArchitecture alpine houses
isTouristDestinationType mountain village
localRiver Glenner (Glogn) valley vicinity
locatedIn Surselva region
eastern Switzerland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity canton of Graubünden
locatedInMountainRange Alps
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
mergedInto Lumnezia
mergerDate 2013-01-01
neighboringMunicipality Cumbel
Degen
Morissen
Obersaxen
Suraua
Vignogn
officialLanguage German
Romansh
linked to: Romansh language
partOf Surselva
partOfElectoralDistrict Surselva electoral district of Graubünden
population 429
populationAsOf 2011
postalCode 7144
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
roadAccessVia regional roads of Surselva
vehicleRegistrationCode GR

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