Schmitten, Graubünden
| Schmitten | ||
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Schmitten village | ||
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  Schmitten | ||
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Location of Schmitten  | ||
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°40′E / 46.683°N 9.667°ECoordinates: 46°41′N 9°40′E / 46.683°N 9.667°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Albula | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,301 m (4,268 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2014[2]) | ||
| • Total | 253 | |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7493 | |
| SFOS number | 3514 | |
| Surrounded by | Alvaneu, Arosa, Filisur, Wiesen | |
| Website |
http://www.schmitten-gr.ch SFSO statistics | |
Schmitten (Romansh: Ferrera) is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
History
Schmitten is first mentioned in 1447 as Schmiten.[3]
Geography
Schmitten has an area, as of 2006, of 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi). Of this area, 25.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District. It consists of the linear village of Schmitten which is located at an elevation of 1,280 m (4,200 ft) on the right side of the Albula valley.
Demographics
Schmitten has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 253.[2] As of 2008, 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.6%.[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Schmitten is; 66 people or 10.6% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 46 people or 7.4% are 10 to 14, and 46 people or 7.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 74 people or 11.9% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 119 people or 19.2% are 30 to 39, 82 people or 13.2% are 40 to 49, and 73 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 6.9% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 47 people or 7.6% are 70 to 79, there are 21 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the CVP (33.8%), the FDP (16.6%) and the SPS (7.6%).[4]
In Schmitten about 75.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Schmitten has an unemployment rate of 0.63%. As of 2005, there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 42 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 25 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][5]
| year | population |
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| 1623 | 170 |
| 1850 | 205 |
| 1900 | 249 |
| 1950 | 329 |
| 1960 | 248 |
| 1970 | 233 |
| 1980 | 208 |
| 1990 | 252 |
| 2000 | 244 |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Schmittentobel and Landwasser Viaducts of the Rhaetian Railway are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[7]
Languages
In the 14th and 15th centuries, the area was settled from Davos. Therefore, the municipality is traditionally German-speaking. Despite the neighboring Romansh-speaking villages, the percentage of Romansch speakers in Schmitten has always been well under 10%. (as of 2000), most of the population speaks German (94.2%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 2.1%) and Romansh being third ( 1.2%).[4]
| Languages in Schmitten GR | ||||||
| Language | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 195 | 93.75% | 243 | 96.43% | 229 | 94.24% |
| Romansh | 11 | 5.29% | 3 | 1.19% | 3 | 1.23% |
| Italian | 2 | 0.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.82% |
| Population | 208 | 100% | 252 | 100% | 243 | 100% |
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- 1 2 Schmitten in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
- 1 2 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 30-Sep-2009
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