Lavin
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Lavin |
| image_photo | Lavin 1.jpg |
| municipality_type | former |
| imagepath_coa | Lavin wappen.svg |
| imagepath_flag | Flag of Lavin.gif |
| canton | Graubünden |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Inn |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7543 |
| municipality_code | 3743 |
| area | 46.18 |
| elevation | 1412 |
| population | 221 |
| website | www.lavin.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Ardez, Gaschurn (AT-8), Guarda, Klosters-Serneus, Susch, Zernez |
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Lavin is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.
History
Lavin is first mentioned in the 12th century as Lawinis.
Geography
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Lavin had an area, , of 46.2 km2. Of this area, 19.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (61.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Sur Tasna sub-district of the Inn district on the left bank of the Inn river. It is the capital of the sub-district. It consists of the linear village of Lavin.
Demographics
Lavin had a population (as of 2014) of 221. , 8.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, the gender distribution of the population was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. The age distribution, , in Lavin is; 18 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 8.0% are 10 to 14, and 12 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 15 people or 8.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20 people or 11.5% are 30 to 39, 25 people or 14.4% are 40 to 49, and 22 people or 12.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 25 people or 14.4% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 4.0% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 1.1% who are 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SPS which received 46.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (26.1%), the FDP (15.5%) and the CVP (6.1%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lavin about 87.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Lavin has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. , there were 20 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 50 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1835 | 359 |
| 1850 | 367 |
| 1900 | 249 |
| 1950 | 242 |
| 1970 | 155 |
| 1990 | 184 |
| 2000 | 174 |
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Languages
Most of the population () speaks Rhaeto-Romance (75.9%), with German being second most common (23.0%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.6%). By the 19th Century there was a German-speaking minority in Lavin. However the majority speak the Vallader Romansh dialect. Between 1880 and 1941 the Romansh speaking percentage remained the same (83%). In the last decades the Romansh speaking percentage has decreased. In 1990 91% of the population understood Romansh, though some spoke it as a second language, and in 2000 it was 86%.
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 33 | 18.13% | 38 | 20.65% | 40 | 22.99% | |||
| Romanish | 147 | 80.77% | 145 | 78.80% | 132 | 75.86% | |||
| Population | 182 | 100% | 184 | 100% | 174 | 100% | |||
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Heritage sites of national significance
The abandoned village of Gonda is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Gonda was first mentioned about 1160 and by the 17th Century was abandoned. In 1983 it was restored.
References
References
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/03.html Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office {{in lang. de accessed 27 April 2016
- link. (2016-01-05 accessed 12-Oct-2009)
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive. link. (2009-09-24 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive. link. (2009-08-27 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1522. Lavin
- [http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{webarchive. link. (2009-05-01 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang). de accessed 12-Oct-2009
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