Urmein

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Urmein is located in Switzerland
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Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Hinterrhein
Area[1]
 • Total 4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Elevation 1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Population (Dec 2014[2])
 • Total 135
 • Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Postal code 7427
SFOS number 3670
Surrounded by Flerden, Lohn, Masein, Thusis, Tschappina
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Urmein (Romansh: Urmagn) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Urmein is first mentioned in 1156 as Hof de Ormen.[3]

Geography

Urmein has an area, as of 2006, of 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi). Of this area, 46.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The municipality is located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) village of Urmein in the inner Heinzenberg mountains at an elevation of 1,264 m (4,147 ft).

Demographics

Urmein has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 135.[2] As of 2008, 3.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 19.8%.[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Urmein is; 1 child or 1.2% of the population is between 0 to 9 years old. 2 children or 2.5% are 10 to 14, and 3 children or 3.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 6 people or 7.4% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 11.1% are 40 to 49, and 18 people or 22.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 17.3% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 12.3% are 70 to 79, there are 4 people or 4.9% who are 80 to 89.[6]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 66.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (13.2%), the SPS (12.9%) and the local, small right-wing parties (4.2%).[4]

In Urmein about 72.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Urmein has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 11 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector. 7 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

year population
1803 158
1850 133
1900 89
1950 90
2000 81

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.8%), with the rest speaking Polish ( 1.2%).[4]

Languages in Urmein
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 73 96.05% 79 97.53% 80 98.77%
Romanish 2 2.63% 2 2.47% 0 0.00%
Population 76 100% 81 100% 81 100%

See also

References

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  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 2.0 2.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
  3. 3.0 3.1 Urmein in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Oct-2009
  5. Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  6. Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009