Alvaschein

Alvaschein
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Alvaschein
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 9°33′E / 46.667°N 9.550°E / 46.667; 9.550
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Albula
Government
• Mayor	Hans Peter Salzburger
Area
• Total	4.08 km2 (1.58 sq mi)
Elevation	1,001 m (3,284 ft)
Population  (2006)
• Total	145
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7451
SFOS number	3501
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Brienz/Brinzauls, Lantsch/Lenz, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Vaz/Obervaz
Website	www.albula-alvra.ch SFSO statistics

Alvaschein (Romansh: Alvaschagn) is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.^[1]