Maienfeld
municipality in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland
Maienfeld is a town in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is a tourist destination in the Alps. It is popular for its local wine. Maienfeld was the setting of the story Heidi.[3]
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| Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°33′E / 47.000°N 9.550°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Landquart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident Max Leuener (as of 2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.33 km2 (12.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,574 m (8,445 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,945 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7304 |
| SFOS number | 3953 |
| Surrounded by | Bad Ragaz (SG), Balzers (FL), Fläsch, Igis, Jenins, Malans, Mastrils, Nenzing (AT-8), Schaan (FL), Seewis im Prättigau, Triesen (FL), Zizers |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Maienfeld, view from the southwest
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "Welcome to Heidi's Village!". Heididorf Maienfeld. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
Other websites change
Media related to Maienfeld at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in German)
- Maienfeld in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
