Präz
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Präz |
| municipality_type | former |
| imagepath_coa | Präz wappen.svg |
| imagepath_flag | Flag of Präz.gif |
| image_photo | Präz Ansicht wpd-2.jpg |
| image_caption | Präz from the air |
| canton | Graubünden |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Hinterrhein |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 7424 |
| area | 11.35 |
| elevation | 1200 |
| population | 161 |
| website | www.praez.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Cazis, Rhäzüns, Safien, Sarn, Tartar, Versam |
| twintowns | Neerach (Switzerland) |
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Präz (Romansh: Preaz) was a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.
History
Präz is first mentioned in 1290-98 as Pare(t)z.
Geography
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Präz has an area, , of 11.3 km2. Of this area, 45.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 47.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district and is located on the Heinzenberg mountains. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Präz and the hamlets of Dalin and Raschlinas as well as scattered farm houses. The municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.
Demographics
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Präz has a population () of 161, of which 5.0% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -20.3%.
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.4% male and 51.6% female. The age distribution, , in Präz is; 29 people or 16.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 13 people or 7.3% are 10 to 14, and 9 people or 5.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 17 people or 9.6% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 33 people or 18.5% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 11.8% are 40 to 49, and 22 people or 12.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 15 people or 8.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 12 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 2.8% 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 SVP which received 48% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (24.6%), the FDP (17.3%) and the CVP (9.7%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Präz about 70.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).
Präz has an unemployment rate of 0.82%. , there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 5 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 286 |
| 1850 | 303 |
| 1900 | 201 |
| 1950 | 231 |
| 1980 | 148 |
| 2000 | 178 |
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Languages
Most of the population () speaks German (95.5%), with Romansh being second most common ( 2.8%) and Italian being third ( 0.6%). The Romansh population speaks the Sutsilvan dialect.
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| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German | 105 | 69.08% | 132 | 91.03% | 170 | 95.51% | |||
| Romanish | 46 | 30.26% | 10 | 6.90% | 5 | 2.81% | |||
| Population | 152 | 100% | 145 | 100% | 178 | 100% | |||
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References
References
- (2009). "Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009". Federal Statistical Office.
- [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/regionalportraets/gemeindesuche.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-04 accessed 7 October 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. 1489. Präz
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