Tiefencastel

Tiefencastel
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Tiefencastel
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 9°34′E / 46.650°N 9.567°E / 46.650; 9.567
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Albula
Area
• Total	14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation	859 m (2,818 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	256
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7450
SFOS number	3505
Surrounded by	Alvaneu, Alvaschein, Brienz/Brinzauls, Cunter, Filisur, Mon, Riom-Parsonz, Savognin, Stierva, Surava
Website	www.tiefencastel.ch SFSO statistics

Tiefencastel (Romansh: Casti) was a municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was the capital of the Albula district. It is next to the Albula and Julier passes. In 2013, 254 people lived there.

On 1 January 2015, the municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava joined together to become the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.

Media related to Tiefencastel at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website Archived 2001-02-14 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

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