St. Antönien Ascharina
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St. Antönien Ascharina is a former municipality
in the Swiss
canton
of Graubünden
. Until 1953, the municipality was known as Ascharina.
The municipalities of St. Antönien Ascharina and St. Antönien
have voted with a large majority to combine the two municipalities, effective January 1, 2007.
The municipality is German-speaking.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
. Until 1953, the municipality was known as Ascharina.
The municipalities of St. Antönien Ascharina and St. Antönien
St. Antönien
St. Antönien is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.The municipalities of St. Antönien and St. Antönien Ascharina merged on 1 January 2007 into St. Antönien-History:St...
have voted with a large majority to combine the two municipalities, effective January 1, 2007.
The municipality is German-speaking.