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Morissen 
Country Switzerland 
Canton Graubünden District Surselva 46°43′N 9°10′E / 46.717°N 9.167°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 9°10′E / 46.717°N 9.167°E Population 242 (Dec 2009)[1] - Density 42 /km2 (110 /sq mi) Area 5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)[2] Elevation 1,337 m (4,386 ft) Postal code 7143 SFOS number 3596 Surrounded by Cumbel, Luven, Surcuolm, Vella Website Morissen.ch
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Morissen (Romansh: Murissen is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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History
Morissen is first mentioned in 1210 as Mureizens.[3]
Coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms is Gules three Escallops Or.[4] The scallops on the coat of arms represent St. James the Elder who is the patron saint of the village church.
Geography
Val Lumnezia, looking north from Morissen
Morissen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 86.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[5]
The municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district on the southern foot of the Piz Mundaun and above the Lugnezerstrasse. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin are considering a merger for some time in the future into a new municipality that will be known as Val Lumnezia.[6]
Demographics
Morissen has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 242.[1] As of 2008[update], 2.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[7] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Romansh(91.5%), with German being second most common ( 6.6%) and English being third ( 0.9%).[5]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.[8] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Morissen is; 20 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 29 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 17 people or 8.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 33 people or 15.6% are between 30 and 39, 30 people or 14.2% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 17.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 15 people or 7.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 6.2% who are between 80 and 89.[7]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 67.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (23.1%), the FDP (5.8%) and the SP (3.8%).[5]
In Morissen about 59.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[5]
Morissen has an unemployment rate of 0.32%. As of 2005[update], there were 44 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[5]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
year population 1850 250 1900 163 1950 297 2000 211 References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Morissen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Flags of the World.com accessed 24-Nov-2009
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 24-Nov-2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
External links
- Morissen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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