St. Peter-Pagig is a former

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 district of Plessur in the

Grisons The Grisons (; ) or Graubünden (),Names include: * ; *Romansh language, Romansh: ** ** ** ** ** **; * ; * ; * . See also list of European regions with alternative names#G, other names. more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton ...

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig,

Calfreisen Calfreisen () is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged ...

, Castiel,

Langwies Langwies is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Plessur District, Plessur in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Langwies, Calfreisen, ...

Lüen Lüen is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Lüen, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the ...

Molinis Molinis is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Molinis, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the ...

and

Peist Peist is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Peist, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the mu ...

merged into the municipality of

Arosa Arosa is a List of towns in Switzerland, town and a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort. On 1 January 2013, the former mu ...

.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
accessed 9 February 2013

Geography

Before the merger, St. Peter-Pagig had a total area of . The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg valley. On the border with the municipality of

is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line. File:Schanfigg St. Peter.jpg, St Peter village File:Pagig.jpg, Pagig village

Demographics

St. Peter-Pagig had a population (as of 2010) of 214.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 11 February 2013 St. Peter had a population () of 241.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 The historical population is given in the following table:

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:S Peter-Pagig Arosa Former municipalities of Graubünden