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Mulegns Country Switzerland Canton Graubünden District Albula 46°31′N 9°37′E / 46.517°N 9.617°ECoordinates: 46°31′N 9°37′E / 46.517°N 9.617°E Population 28 (Dec 2009)[1] - Density 1 /km2 (2 /sq mi) Area 33.80 km2 (13.05 sq mi) Elevation 1,481 m (4,859 ft) Postal code 7455 SFOS number 3534 Surrounded by Avers, Bivio, Ferrera, Marmorera, Riom-Parsonz, Savognin, Sur, Tinizong-Rona Website Mulegns.ch
SFSO statisticsView map of Mulegns Mulegns is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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History
Around 600-500 BC, a copper mine and smelter were built in the Val Faller (Faller valley) near modern Mulegns. The village was founded by a Walser group during the 15th Century. It was first mentioned in 1521.[2]
Geography
Mulegns has an area, as of 2006[update], of 33.8 km2 (13.1 sq mi). Of this area, 30.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (59.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The municipality is located in the Surses sub-district of the Albula district. It is along the road to the Julier Pass (the Julienstrasse) at the entrance to a side valley of the Val Faller. Until 1943 Mulegns was known as Mühlen.[4]
Demographics
Mulegns has a population (as of 31 December 2009) of 28.[1] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -23.5%.[3]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Mulegns is; 3 people or 9.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 1 person or 3.0% is 10 to 14, and 2 people or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, no one is between 20 to 29 years old. 6 people or 18.2% are 30 to 39, 1 person or 3.0% is 40 to 49, and 5 people or 15.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 8 people or 24.2% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 6 people or 18.2% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 3.0% who is 80 to 89.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 63.3% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SVP (20%) and the FDP (8.3%).[3]
In Mulegns about 62.5% 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]
Mulegns has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005[update], there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 1 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2][5]
year population 1850 120 1900 146 1950 109 1960 57 1970 66 1980 50 1990 37 2000 106 Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (57.6%), with the rest speaking German(42.4%).[3]
Languages in Mulegns Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent German 4 8.00 % 10 27.03 % 14 42.42 % Romanish 46 92.00 % 27 72.97 % 19 57.58 % Italian 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % 0 0.00 % Population 50 100 % 37 100 % 33 100 % References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office, MS Excel document – Bilanz der ständigen Wohnbevölkerung nach Kantonen, Bezirken und Gemeinden (German) accessed 25 August 2010
- ^ a b Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
External links
- Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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Categories:- Municipalities of Graubünden
- Municipalities of Switzerland
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