Cunter

Cunter
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Cunter
Location of Cunter
Coordinates: 46°36′N 9°35′E / 46.600°N 9.583°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 9°35′E / 46.600°N 9.583°E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Albula
Government
• Mayor	Filip Dosch
Area
• Total	7.11 km^2 (2.75 sq mi)
Elevation	1,182 m (3,878 ft)
Population (Dec 2014)
• Total	256
• Density	36/km^2 (93/sq mi)
Postal code	7452
SFOS number	3532
Localities	Burvagn, Muntschect, Promastgel
Surrounded by	Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Tiefencastel
Website	SFSO statistics

Cunter (Romansh, in German: Conters im Oberhalbstein) is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden 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.^[1]

History

Cunter is first mentioned in 1370 as Contra.^[2]

Geography

Cunter had an area, as of 2006, of 7.1 square kilometers (2.7 sq mi). 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).^[3]

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 hamlets of Burvagn, Promastgel and Muntschect. Until 1943 Cunter was known as Conters im Oberhalbstein.^[1]

Demographics

Cunter had a population (as of 2014} of 256. As of 2008, 19.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 11.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (51.0%), with German being second most common (36.4%) and Italian being third ( 5.6%).^[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.^[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Cunter is; 18 people or 9.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 7 people or 3.5% are 10 to 14, and 16 people or 8.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 14.6% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 28 people or 14.1% are 30 to 39, 36 people or 18.2% are 40 to 49, and 31 people or 15.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 13 people or 6.6% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 15 people or 7.6% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 62.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (19.6%), the FDP (10%) and the SPS (6.7%).^[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Cunter about 61.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Cunter has an unemployment rate of 2.44%. As of 2005, there were 10 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

year	population
1850	182
1900	152
1950	152
1970	116
2000	198
2010	240

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 27 April 2016
2. Cunter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 24-Sep-2009
4. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
5. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009

External links

• Cunter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.