Savognin
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Location of Savognin | |
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| Coordinates: 46°35′N 09°35′E / 46.583°N 9.583°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Albula |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.23 km2 (8.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,207 m (3,960 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
• Total | 1,016 |
| • Density | 45.70/km2 (118.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7460 |
| SFOS number | 3539 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Surrounded by | Cunter, Filisur, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Tiefencastel, Tinizong-Rona |
| Website | www.savognin.ch |
Savognin (in local Romansh dialect Suagnign; Italian: Savognino; German: Schweiningen, official name until 1890) is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Grisons in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses.
The village is the major center of the Gelgia valley, and is a foreign tourist destination in both summer and winter. The official language is the Romansh variety called Surmiran.