Stierva is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein , Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel , Alvaneu , Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra .

In the 2000 census, some two-thirds of the population declared Romansh as a first language, with most of the rest speaking German.

Stierva is first mentioned in 841 Seturiuo. Until 1943 Stierva was known as Stürvis.

Before the merger, Stierva had a total area of 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi).