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S-chanf
Graubündenvillage
S-chanf
Total population
748
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Swiss Federal Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
S-chanf is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
(1925)]] S-chanf has an area, , of . Of this area, 23.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is nonproductive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). It consists of the linear village of with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village's elevation is . Susauna is a hamlet on the territory of S-chanf municipality, situated on the road to Scaletta Pass, a historic international trading route.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Large RingletErebia euryale Esper, 1777 · Insecta4,771
- red deerCervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia3,587
- chamoisRupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia3,127
- Swiss Brassy RingletErebia tyndarus Esper, 1777 · Insecta2,029
- Chalk-hill BlueLysandra coridon (Poda, 1761) · Insecta1,999
- Alpine ibexCapra ibex Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia1,556
- Alpine marmotMarmota marmota (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia1,455
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,237
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-04-261 km SSW of Walenstadt, Switzerland
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 2.5 — 2021-10-035 km NNE of Silandro, Italy
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
- M 3.6 — 2020-08-085 km SE of Gramais, Austria
- M 3.8 — 2018-02-014 km N of Innerbraz, Austria
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of S-chanf, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)