S-chanf

S-chanf
Coat of arms
S-chanf
Location of S-chanf
Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°59′E / 46.617°N 9.983°E / 46.617; 9.983Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°59′E / 46.617°N 9.983°E / 46.617; 9.983
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Maloja
Area
• Total	138.04 km2 (53.30 sq mi)
Elevation	1,660 m (5,450 ft)
Population (Dec 2015)
• Total	697
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Postal code	7525
SFOS number	3788
Surrounded by	Bergün/Bravuogn, Davos, Livigno (IT-SO), Madulain, Susch, Zernez, Zuoz
Website	www.s-chanf.ch SFSO statistics

S-chanf ( [ʃtɕaɱf] ; German: Scanfs; Italian: Scanevo) is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Localities in S-chanf municipality include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel.

S-chanf is first mentioned around 1137-39 as Scaneves. In 1356 it was mentioned as Scanevo. The Romansh name S-chanf is pronounced [ʃtɕanf]. The German Scanfs was official until 1943. Chapella is the site of a chapel mentioned in 1209. Susauna is mentioned as Sauzana in 1285.

S-chanf has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 138 km² (53 sq mi). 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 non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The municipality is located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district along the Inn river and at the mouth of the Casanna pass. It consists of the linear village of S-chanf with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village elevation is 1,662 meters (5,453 ft).