Praden
Praden (Romansh: Prada) is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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| Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°34′E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Plessur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,161 m (3,809 ft) |
| Population (December 2008) | |
| • Total | 109 |
| • Density | 0.17/km2 (0.44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7063 |
| SFOS number | 3914 |
| Surrounded by | Calfreisen, Castiel, Churwalden, Lüen, Maladers, Tschiertschen |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.[1]
History
Praden is first mentioned in 1157 as de Pradis.[2]
Geography
Praden has an area, as of 2006, of 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-arable (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The village is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 1,250 m (4,100 ft) respectively. In 2009 Praden merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden.
Demographics
Praden had a population (as of 2008) of 109, of which 8.3% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Romansh being third ( 1.0%).[3]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Praden is; 11 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 13.9% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 15.8% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 20.8% are 40 to 49, and 14 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 3.0% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 60% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.4%), the FDP (10.5%) and the CVP (1.1%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Praden about 89.7% 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]
Praden has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005, there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
| year | population |
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| 1803 | 150 |
| 1850 | 144 |
| 1900 | 131 |
| 1950 | 98 |
| 1980 | 51 |
| 2000 | 101 |
References
- Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
- Praden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 27-Oct-2009
- Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
- Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Praden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.