Obersaxen

Obersaxen is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of .
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  • Type: Locality with 757 residents
  • Description: municipality in Switzerland
  • Also known as: Obersaxen GR
  • Postal code: 7134

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kapelle St. Georg Obersaxen and Kropfenstein Castle.

Church
is a church.

is a cave castle in the municipality of of the Canton of Graubünden in . It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Castle
is a ruined castle in the municipality of of the Canton of Graubünden in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tavanasa and Waltensburg/Vuorz.

Village
lies in the municipality of , Graubünden, . It has a station on the - line of the Rhätische Bahn railway. is situated 3 km west of Obersaxen.

Village
is a former municipality in the in the canton of Graubünden in . On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of and merged into the municipality of . is situated 3 km north of Obersaxen.

Village
is a village in the municipality of Mundaun in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in . In 2009 merged with to form the municipality of Mundaun. is situated 3½ km east of Obersaxen.

Obersaxen

Latitude
46.75° or 46° 45′ north
Longitude
9.1° or 9° 6′ east
Population
757
Elevation
1,277 metres (4,190 feet)
Open location code
8FRFQ32X+2X
Geo­Names ID
2659354
Wiki­data ID
Q64314
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Obersaxen” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Obersaxen
  • Catalan: Obersaxen
  • Cebuano: Obersaxen
  • Chinese: 上萨克森
  • Chinese: 上薩克森
  • Dutch: Obersaxen
  • Esperanto: Affeier
  • Esperanto: Axastei
  • Esperanto: Bellaua
  • Esperanto: Canterdun
  • Esperanto: Chlinga
  • Esperanto: Chriegli
  • Esperanto: Egga
  • Esperanto: Friggahüs
  • Esperanto: Giraniga
  • Esperanto: Hanschahüs
  • Esperanto: Janggahüs
  • Esperanto: Markal
  • Esperanto: Meierhof
  • Esperanto: Mira
  • Esperanto: Miraniga
  • Esperanto: Misanenga
  • Esperanto: Obersaxen
  • Esperanto: Pilavarda
  • Esperanto: Platenga
  • Esperanto: Platta
  • Esperanto: Pradamaz
  • Esperanto: Runggli
  • Esperanto: Sankt Josef
  • Esperanto: Sankt Martin
  • Esperanto: Sursaissa
  • Esperanto: Tobel
  • Esperanto: Tomahüs
  • Esperanto: Tschappina
  • Esperanto: Valata
  • Esperanto: Zarzana
  • French: Obersaxen
  • German: Obersaxen
  • German: Sursaissa
  • Hungarian: Obersaxen
  • Irish: Obersaxen
  • Italian: Obersaxen
  • Italian: Pilavarda
  • Kazakh: Оберзаксен
  • Latin: Supersaxa
  • Latin: Supra Saxa
  • Lombard: Obersaxen
  • Malay: Obersaxen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Obersaxen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Obersaxen
  • Norwegian: Obersaxen
  • Occitan (post 1500): Obersaxen
  • Piemontese: Obersaxen
  • Polish: Obersaxen
  • Portuguese: Obersaxen
  • Romansh: Obersaxen
  • Romansh: Sursaissa
  • Russian: Оберзаксен
  • Serbian: Obersaxen GR
  • Serbian: Оберзаксен ГР
  • Serbian: Оберзаксен
  • Slovenian: Obersaxen
  • Spanish: Obersaxen
  • Swedish: Obersaxen
  • Swiss German: Obersaxe
  • Swiss German: Obersaxen GR
  • Tosk Albanian: Obersaxen
  • Turkish: Obersaxen
  • Ukrainian: Оберзаксен
  • Upper Sorbian: Obersaxen
  • Uzbek: Obersaxen
  • Uzbek: Oberzaksen
  • Uzbek: Оберзаксен
  • Volapük: Obersaxen
  • Waray (Philippines): Obersaxen

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