Bergün Filisur is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in the
Albula Region in the
canton of
Graubünden in
Switzerland. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of
Bergün/Bravuogn
Bergün/Bravuogn (german: Bergün, rm, , in the local Romansh dialect ''Brauégn'') is a village and former municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The double name (German/Romansh) has been the official ...
and
Filisur
Filisur is an Alpine village and former municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The village sits on a hillside with a view to the west where the two rivers Albula/Alvra from the Albula Pass and Landwa ...
merged to form the new municipality of Bergün Filisur.
History
Bergün
Bergün/Bravuogn is first mentioned in 1209 as ''de Bregonio''.
Filisur
Filisur is first mentioned in 1262 as ''villa Fallisour''.
Geography
After the merger, Bergün Filisur has an area, , of .
Population
The new municipality has a population () of .
Historic Population
The historical population is given in the following chart. During construction of the
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the R ...
line the population of both communities increased significantly.
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Weather
Filisur has an average of 107.7 days of
precipitation
In meteorology, precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravitational pull from clouds. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hai ...
per year and on average receives of it. The wettest month is August during which time Filisur receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.7 days. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 6.5 days.
[, the weather station elevation is 1030 meters above sea level.]
Heritage sites of national significance
The municipal church and the ''Chasa Jenatsch'' with its barn in Bergün and the
castle ruins of Greifenstein and the Schmittentobel-
Landwasser Viaduct
The Landwasser Viaduct (german: Landwasserviadukt) is a single-track six-arched curved limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser between Schmitten and Filisur, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
Designed by Alexander Acatos ...
of the
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the R ...
in Filisur are listed as Swiss
heritage sites of national significance. The villages and hamlets of Bravuogn, Latsch, Stugl and Filisur are part of the
Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.
The
Albula Railway
The Albula Railway (german: Albulalinie; it, Linea dell'Albula; rm, Lingia da l'Alvra) is a single track metre gauge railway line forming part of the so-called core network of the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerl ...
became a UNESCO World Heritage Site itself in 2008. It maintains the ''Bahnmuseum Albula'' at the Bergün train station. This railway museum documents the construction of the Albula line. Both former municipalities contain track of the Albula Railway
File:Kirche Bergün Ansicht.jpg, Bergün village church
File:Chasa Jenatsch, chasa cun stalla e clavà.JPG, Chasa Jenatsch and barn
File:Greifenstein NW.jpg, Ruins of Greifenstein Castle
File:Mh rhb 706 auf landwasserviadukt.jpeg, Landwasser Viaduct, high and long, built in 1902
Transportation
The municipality has three railway stations: , , and . All three are located on the
Albula line with regular service to and . Filisur, at the junction with the
Davos Platz–Filisur line, also has regular service to .
References
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Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden