Fläsch
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| Population | 593 (Dec 2011)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 30 /km2 (77 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 19.94 km2 (7.70 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 528 m (1,732 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7306 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3951 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Heinz Urs Kunz | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bad Ragaz (SG), Balzers (LI), Maienfeld, Mels (SG), Sargans (SG), Triesen (LI), Vilters-Wangs (SG) | |||||||||
| Website | www.flaesch.ch SFSO statistics |
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Fläsch is a municipality in the district of Landquart in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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History [edit]
Fläsch is first mentioned in 831 as Villa Flasce.[3]
Geography [edit]
Fläsch has an area, as of 2006[update], of 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi). Of this area, 35.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district. It is the most northerly municipality in the canton of Graubünden. Fläsch is located at the foot of the Fläscherberg and St. Luzisteig mountains.
Demographics [edit]
Fläsch has a population (as of 31 December 2011) of 593.[1] As of 2008[update], 4.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.2%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Fläsch is; 79 children or 14.8% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 37 teenagers or 6.9% are 10 to 14, and 29 teenagers or 5.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 44 people or 8.2% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 121 people or 22.6% are 30 to 39, 83 people or 15.5% are 40 to 49, and 63 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 21 people or 3.9% are 70 to 79, there are 11 people or 2.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 4 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (26.2%), the SP (24.7%) and the CVP (9.3%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fläsch about 83.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Fläsch has an unemployment rate of 0.28%. As of 2005[update], there were 87 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 13 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 441 |
| 1900 | 383 |
| 1950 | 393 |
| 1970 | 317 |
| 2000 | 535 |
Languages [edit]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.0%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.3%) and Romansh being third ( 0.7%).[4] While the village was Romansh speaking in the Early Middle Ages, by the 14th Century Alamannii immigrants had Germanized the valley.
| Languages in Fläsch | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 339 | 97.41% | 400 | 96.39% | 519 | 97.01% |
| Romansh | 5 | 1.44% | 2 | 0.48% | 4 | 0.75% |
| Population | 348 | 100% | 415 | 100% | 535 | 100% |
Heritage sites of national significance [edit]
The Festung Luziensteig, the Kleine Schanze fortifications and watch tower Letzi Grafenberg are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[7]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 3 October 2012
- ^ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ^ a b Fläsch in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 16-Oct-2009
- ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 16-Oct-2009
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
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