Breil/Brigels
Breil/Brigels is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Andiast and Waltensburg/Vuorz merged into the municipality of Breil/Brigels.
Breil/Brigels | |
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Municipality | |
Casa Mirella in Breil/Brigels | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Breil/Brigels | |
Breil/Brigels Breil/Brigels | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′N 9°3′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Surselva |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Caduff |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.64 km2 (19.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,280 m (4,200 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018) | |
| • Total | 1,757 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7165 |
| SFOS number | 3981 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Surrounded by | Linthal (GL), Obersaxen, Schlans, Trun, Waltensburg/Vuorz |
| Twin towns | Gammelshausen (Germany) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The name of the municipality comes from the word brigilo, meaning little town. The name comes from the village name in the two local languages. In Romansh the name is Breil [bʁɔjl] ⓘ while in German it is Brigels German: [ˈbʁiːɡəls] ⓘ.
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