Pigniu

Former municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pigniu Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
	Coordinates: 46°48′N 9°06′E / 46.800°N 9.100°ECoordinates: 46°48′N 9°06′E / 46.800°N 9.100°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	17.98 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation	1,301 m (4,268 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	33
• Density	1.835/km2 (4.75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7156
Surrounded by	Andiast, Glarus Süd (GL), Rueun, Siat
Website	www.pigniu.ch ; SFSO statistics

Pigniu was a municipality of the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is part of the new municipality of Ilanz/Glion.

History

In 1799, the Russian Army under command of Field Marshal Suvorov crossed the Pigniu pass.

Die Kirche von Panix im Bündnerland, Schweiz
In Panix erinnert eine kleine Gedenktafel an den Durchzug der Truppen von General Suworow am 06. und 07.10.1799 im Zweiten Koalitionskrie. Ilanz/Glion, Panix/Pigniu, GR, Switzerland

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Former municipality

Coat of arms
Location of Pigniu Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 118: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Coordinates: 46°48′N 9°06′E / 46.800°N 9.100°E / 46.800; 9.100Coordinates: 46°48′N 9°06′E / 46.800°N 9.100°E / 46.800; 9.100
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	17.98 km² (6.94 sq mi)
Elevation	1,301 m (4,268 ft)
Population (Dec 2011)
• Total	33
• Density	1.835/km² (4.75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7156
Surrounded by	Andiast, Glarus Süd (GL), Rueun, Siat
Website	www.pigniu.ch SFSO statistics