Fuldera

Fuldera
Former municipality of Switzerland

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Fuldera
Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°22′E / 46.600°N 10.367°E / 46.600; 10.367Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°22′E / 46.600°N 10.367°E / 46.600; 10.367
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Inn
Area
  Total 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi)
Elevation 1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population
  Total 121
  Density 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Postal code 7533
SFOS number 3841
Surrounded by , Müstair, Tschierv, Valchava
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SFSO statistics

Fuldera is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Fuldera merged with , Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.[1]

History

Fuldera is first mentioned in 1322 as Faldiera.[2]

Geography

Fuldera village

Fuldera had an area, as of 2006, of 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 24.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (36.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The village is located in the Val Müstair sub-district (now Val Müstair municipality) of the Inn district. It is located on the right side of the Rombach. It consists of the larger Fuldera-Dora and the smaller Fuldera-Daint.

Demographics

Fuldera had a population (as of 2008) of 121, of which 6.6% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.2%.[3]

Village church

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Fuldera is; 20 children or 17.4% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 12 teenagers or 10.4% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 10 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20 people or 17.4% are 30 to 39, 12 people or 10.4% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 8.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 16 people or 13.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 5.2% 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 44.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (29.4%), the CVP (18.5%) and the FDP (5.9%).[3]

In Fuldera about 81.8% 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]

Fuldera has an unemployment rate of 1.63%. As of 2005, there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 17 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2]

year population
1835 179
1850 123
1900 98
1950 118
2000 115

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (74.8%), with German being second most common (23.5%) and Italian being third ( 0.9%).[3] The Romansh speaking population speak the Vallader dialect. Between 1880 and 1980 most of the population spoke Romansh as their first language (1880: 80%, 1941 89% and 1980 95%). In 1990 93% of the population understood Romansh, even if it wasn't their first language, and in 2000 92% understood it.

Languages in Fuldera
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 5 5.00% 17 16.19% 27 23.48%
Romanish 95 95.00% 87 82.86% 86 74.78%
Italian 0 0.00% 1 0.95% 1 0.87%
Population 100 100% 105 100% 115 100%

References

  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
  2. 1 2 Fuldera in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 13-Oct-2009
  4. 1 2 Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  5. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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