Editing Cunter (section)

==Geography==
[[File:ETH-BIB-Cunter, Savognin, Surses, Oberhalbstein, Septimerpass v. S.-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-005577.tif|thumb|left|Aerial view by [[Walter Mittelholzer]] (1928)]]
Cunter had an area, {{as of|2006|lc=on}}, of {{convert|7.1|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.  Of this area, 32.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.9% is forested.  Of the rest of the land, 2.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (15.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).<ref name=SFSO/>

The former municipality is located in the [[Surses]] sub-district of the Albula district.  It lies on the road to the [[Julier Pass]], between [[Tiefencastel]] and [[Savognin]].  It consists of the village of Cunter and the [[hamlet (place)|hamlets]] of Burvagn, Promastgel and Muntschect.  Until 1943 Cunter was known as Conters im Oberhalbstein.<ref name=Fusion>[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang|de}} accessed 23 September 2009</ref>