Mulegns
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.
Geography
Mulegns had an area, as of 2006, of 33.8 km (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).
The former 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.
Demographics
Mulegns had a population (as of 2014) of 25. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -23.5%.
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Mulegns is; 3 people or 9.1% of the population are between 0 and 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 and 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 and 69 years old, 6 people or 18.2% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 3.0% who is 80 to 89.
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%).
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).
Mulegns has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005, 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.
The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
---|---|
1850 | 120 |
1900 | 146 |
1950 | 109 |
1960 | 57 |
1970 | 66 |
1980 | 50 |
1990 | 37 |
2000 | 33 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (57.6%), with the rest speaking German(42.4%).
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
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
- ^ Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
External links
- Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.