Mundaun
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Mundaun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mundaun | |
  Mundaun  Mundaun | |
| Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°8′E / 46.750°N 9.133°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Surselva |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,346 m (4,416 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
• Total | 301 |
| • Density | 35.0/km2 (90.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7137 |
| SFOS number | 3617 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Website | www.obersaxenmundaun.swiss |
Mundaun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.[1] On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.[2]
Mundaun had a combined area, as of 2006[update], of 8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river.
