Mulegns

Former municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland

Mulegns

Former municipality

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Coordinates: 46°31′N 9°37′E﻿ / ﻿46.517°N 9.617°E﻿ / 46.517; 9.617
Country| Switzerland
Canton| Graubünden
District| Albula
Area

• Total

| 33.79 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Elevation

| 1,481 m (4,859 ft)
Population

(2006)

• Total

| 26
• Density| 0.77/km2 (2.0/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)|

7455

SFOS number| 3534
ISO 3166 code| CH-GR
Surrounded by| Avers, Bivio, Ferrera, Marmorera, Riom-Parsonz, Savognin, Sur, Tinizong-Rona
Website| surses.ch/RM/surses/vischnancas/mulegns.html
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Mulegns is a village and a former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses.[1]

## History

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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

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Piz Platta, near Mulegns

Mulegns had 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 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.[4]

## Demographics

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Mulegns had a population (as of 2014) of 25. 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 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.[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  | 33

## Languages

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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

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|
|

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

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1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
2. ^ a b Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 30-Sep-2009
4. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
5. ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
6. ^ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

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## External links

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* Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany

Other|

* Historical Dictionary of Switzerland