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| Population | 127 (December 2007[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 4 /km2 (9 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 34.629 km2 (13.370 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,430 m (4,692 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7434 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Rolf Gloor | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Andeer, Casti-Wergenstein, Ferrera, Madesimo (IT-SO), Safien, Splügen | |||||||||
| Website | www.rheinwald.ch/sufers | |||||||||
Sufers is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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History
Sufers is first mentioned in 831 as Subere.[1]
Geography
Sufers has an area, as of 2006[update], of 34.6 square kilometers (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).[2]
The municipality is located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. Haufendorf.. 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 2007[update]) of 127, of which 3.1% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.6%.[2]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.[3] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], 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.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 57.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.3%), the FDP (19.3%) and the CVP (2.1%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. 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).[2]
Sufers has an unemployment rate of 0.29%. As of 2005[update], 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.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1690 | 186 |
| 1807 | 224 |
| 1850 | 184 |
| 1900 | 104 |
| 1950 | 124 |
| 2000 | 115 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (91.3%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 4.3%) and Romansh being third ( 3.5%).[2]
| 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 % |
| Romanish | 3 | 2.63 % | 1 | 0.90 % | 4 | 3.48 % |
| Population | 114 | 100 % | 111 | 100 % | 115 | 100 % |
References
- ^ a b Sufers in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 06-Oct-2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
External links
- Official Web site (in German)
- Sufers in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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