Sufers

Sufers

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Sufers
Coordinates: 46°34′N 9°22′E / 46.567°N 9.367°E / 46.567; 9.367Coordinates: 46°34′N 9°22′E / 46.567°N 9.367°E / 46.567; 9.367
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Hinterrhein
Government
  Mayor Thomas Lechner
Area[1]
  Total 34.62 km2 (13.37 sq mi)
Elevation 1,430 m (4,690 ft)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
  Total 128
  Density 3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Postal code 7434
SFOS number 3695
Surrounded by Andeer, Casti-Wergenstein, Ferrera, Madesimo (IT-SO), Safien, Splügen
Website www.sufers.ch
SFSO statistics

Sufers (Romansh: Sur) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Sufers is first mentioned in 831 as Subere.[3]

Geography

Sufers on Sufnersee

Sufers has an area, as of 2006, of 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi). Of this area, 13.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (61.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is a Haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square).

A dam on the Hinterrhein river was built in 1962 and forms the reservoir Sufnersee.

Demographics

Sufers has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 128.[2] As of 2008, 3.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.6%.[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Sufers is; 14 people or 12.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 11 people or 9.6% are 10 to 14, and 4 people or 3.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 18 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 10 people or 8.7% are 40 to 49, and 17 people or 14.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 12 people or 10.4% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 8.7% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 7.0% who are 80 to 89.[6]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (19.3%) and the CVP (2.1%).[4]

In Sufers about 77.9% 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]

Sufers has an unemployment rate of 0.29%. As of 2005, there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 12 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 27 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1690 186
1807 224
1850 184
1900 104
1950 124
2000 115
2010 126

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (91.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 4.3%) and Romansh being third ( 3.5%).[4]

Languages in Sufers
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 105 92.11% 104 93.69% 105 91.30%
Romansh 3 2.63% 1 0.90% 4 3.48%
Population 114 100% 111 100% 115 100%

References

  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 1 2 Sufers in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 06-Oct-2009
  5. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  6. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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