Obersaxen Mundaun
Obersaxen Mundaun | |
|---|---|
 Obersaxen village | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Obersaxen Mundaun  | |
  Obersaxen Mundaun  Obersaxen Mundaun | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°6′E / 46.733°N 9.100°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Surselva |
| Area | |
• Total | 70.36 km2 (27.17 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,188 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7134, 7137 |
| SFOS number | 3988 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Localities | Obersaxen, Mundaun |
| Surrounded by | Breil/Brigels, Degen, Lumbrein, Rueun, Sumvitg, Trun, Vella, Vignogn, Waltensburg/Vuorz |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Obersaxen Mundaun is a municipality in the Surselva District in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.[3]
History
Obersaxen
Obersaxen is first mentioned in 765 as Supersaxa though this is from a copy which dates from later. In 956 it was mentioned as Supersaxa, and in 1227 as Ubersahse.[4]
The current settlement was founded in the thirteenth century, when a group of German-speaking Walser settled the plateau. Right in the heart of the mainly Romansh-speaking Surselva (which encompasses the valley of the Vorderrhein, along with all of its side valleys, among others the Lumnezia), Obersaxen is an island of German-speakers.
Mundaun
Mundaun was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.
Geography
Obersaxen Mundaun has a combined area, as of 2006[update], of 70.36 km2 (27.17 sq mi).[5]
The new municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region.[6] It is located on the northern face of the Mundaun mountain chain and the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river. It consists of a number of widely scattered settlements throughout the municipal area.
Demographics
Obersaxen Mundaun has a population (as of December 2020) of 1,164[7]
Historic Population
The historical population of Obersaxen and the two former municipalities that made up Mundaun, Flond and Surcuolm, is given in the following chart:[8]
References
- ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:De icon accessed 27 April 2016
- ^ Obersaxen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 Template:De icon accessed 27 April 2016
External links
- Mundaun in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Surcuolm in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Flond in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Obersaxen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
