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16-520: Description: divided between black and silver (white); a broken silver key on the black ground, and a black carpenter's axe on the silver ground. The key and axe are references to the church patrons: St. Peter in Mistail and St. Joseph in Alvaschein. Before the merger, Alvaschein had a total area of 4.1 km (1.6 sq mi). Of this area, 31.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.1%

32-659: A Swiss heritage site of national significance . The village church is named St. Joseph and was erected between 1653 and 1657. Julier Pass The Julier Pass ( Romansh : Pass dal Güglia , German : Julierpass , Italian Passo del Giulia ) (el. 2284 m) is a mountain pass in Switzerland , in the Albula Alps . It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden , the nearest inhabited localities on its approaches being Silvaplana and Bivio . At its summit,

48-837: Is a register of cultural property in Switzerland . It was established according to article 5 of the second protocol to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict , which provides for the establishment of national registers of cultural property. The register contains both mobile and immobile items of cultural property including old towns, quarters, squares, villages, sacral buildings, houses, castles, bridges, monuments, archaeological sites and collections. Its entries are classified in two groups: those of national significance (class A) and those of regional significance (class B). The selection

64-478: Is based on the significance of the items in the domains of history , aesthetics , art , typology , ethnography , social studies and in other scientific disciplines, as well as on their rarity value. Items of purely local significance are not included; these may be registered separately by the cantonal authorities. The register is prepared by the Federal Office of Civil Protection in cooperation with

80-747: Is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Alvaschein sub-district of the Albula District. It is located along the route to the Julier and Albula Passes on a terrace which is north-east of the Albula river and the Stausee Solis reservoir. Alvaschein borders on Brienz/Brinzauls , Lantsch/Lenz , Stierva , Tiefencastel , and Vaz/Obervaz . The population

96-732: The CVP (29.4%), the FDP (17.8%) and the SPS (13.6%). In Alvaschein about 56.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). In 2000/2001 there were 17 work places in Alvaschein, at which 50 people earned their income. By economic sector (# of work places/ # of employees): Agriculture and Forestry (7/17), Industry and Trade (3/20), services (7/13). Alvaschein has an unemployment rate of 0.35%. As of 2005, there were 14 people employed in

112-622: The Flüela Pass . This Graubünden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance ( German : Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler und regionaler Bedeutung ; French : Inventaire suisse des biens culturels d'importance nationale et régionale ; Italian : Inventario dei beni culturali svizzeri d'importanza nazionale e regionale )

128-522: The primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 21 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 8 businesses in this sector. The first mention of the municipality came in 1154, on the occasion of the construction of nunnery named Alvasinis. It became subordinate to the Princes-Bishop of Chur in 1282. In 1367 it belonged to

144-489: The 1980s. Since then the population has oscillated about 150. Alvaschein had a population (as of 2013) of 142. As of 2007, 4.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -17.1%. The original majority language was Romansh ; today only a minority still speak it. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (53.2%), with Romansh being second most common (40.3%) and Italian being third ( 3.2%). At

160-619: The cantonal authorities and formally issued by the Federal Council . It was first published in 1988 and re-issued in updated form in 1995 and 2009. The 2009 revision covers only A-class objects, with the B-class objects set to be reviewed and updated at a later time. Until then, the lists of B-class objects published by the Office include the B-class objects of the 1995 inventory, the proposals for new or changed B-class objects submitted by

176-466: The municipality of Gotteshausband. The inhabitants finally bought their freedom from the Princes-Bishop in 1732. Nearly the whole community was destroyed in a fire in 1745. It has been the seat of the district of the same name since 1851. The biggest attraction is the Carolingian-era church of St. Peter Mistail, which is a monument of cultural and historical meaning to Europe and is listed as

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192-464: The pass crosses the watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube . The Julier Pass lies between Piz Lagrev and Piz Julier . A few metres south of the summit is the small lake Lej da las Culuonnas. Remains of a Roman temple and cart tracks were found and illustrate its importance in Roman times. The road constructed in the 1820s to replace the old Septimer Pass

208-465: The time of the Reformation , the population of Alvaschein belonged to those municipalities in the canton that remained true to the "old teachings." Today (as of 2000) 73.38% are Roman Catholic , 14.94% are Protestant , 1.95% are Orthodox Christians ; 2.6% are Muslim , 1.95% are atheist , and 4.55% did not respond. Of the 149 inhabitants at the end of 2004, 144 (96.64%) were Swiss citizens. At

224-479: The time of the last census 92.86% were Swiss citizens, of whom eight were dual citizens. The few immigrants come from no less than eight foreign countries, including, most prominently, Germany and Serbia and Montenegro . The current Municipal President is Hans Peter Salzburger. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were

240-471: Was relatively stable in the second half of the 19th century (lowest value: 137; highest value: 156). The all-time high came in 1900, when the population reached 276. However, many of these were laborers working on the Abula train line. For the same reason (construction) the population was above average in 1970. Between 1900 and 1930 the population rose slightly, remained stable for two decades, and then fell in

256-528: Was well built and is still easily passable after moderate widening for normal cars and trucks. In some parts, areas were rebuilt in 2009 to reduce the number of serpentine turns. Winter use requires winter tires, as well as snow chains in extremely poor weather. The Julier Pass is one of the three paved road passes connecting the Engadin with the northern Grisons, the two other being the Albula Pass and

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