St. Antönien
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| Population | 374 (December 2007[update]) | |||||||||
| - Density | 9 /km2 (23 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 42.66 km2 (16.47 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,459 m (4,787 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7246 | |||||||||
| Localities | Ascharina, Castels, Rüti | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Küblis, Luzein, Saas im Prättigau, Sankt Gallenkirch (AT-8), Schiers, Tschagguns (AT-8) | |||||||||
| Website | www.st-antoenien.ch | |||||||||
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St. Antönien is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
The municipalities of St. Antönien (242 inhabitants) and St. Antönien Ascharina (118 inhabitants) merged on 1 January 1, 2007 into St. Antönien
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[edit] History
St. Antönien is first mentioned in 1451 as Sant Anthonyen.[1]
[edit] Geography
St. Antönien has an area, as of 2006[update], of 52.2 square kilometers (20.2 sq mi). Of this area, 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (36.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos. It consists of the village of St. Antönien which was created in 1979 by the merger of St. Antönien Castels and St. Antönien Rüti. In 2007 St. Antönien Ascharina merged into St. Antönien.[3]
[edit] Demographics
St. Antönien has a population (as of 2007[update]) of 374, of which 4.0% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.3%).[2]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 51.9% male and 48.1% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2001[update], in St. Antönien is; 44 children or 19.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 24 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 20 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 17.4% are between 30 and 39, 30 people or 13.0% are between 40 and 49, and 27 people or 11.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 24 people or 10.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 2 people or 0.9% who are between 80 and 89.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.8%), the SP (7.7%) and the local, small right-wing parties (3.1%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In St. Antönien about 48% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
St. Antönien has an unemployment rate of 0.2%. As of 2005[update], there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 57 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]
| year | population |
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| 1850 | 224 |
| 1900 | 255 |
| 1950 | 284 |
| 1970 | 229 |
| 2000 | 230 |
[edit] Tourism
The village has been a minor tourism destination since 1891 when 30 to 40 guests stayed in homes that were empty due to the summer pasturing. Today there are hotels and about 20 rental properties with about 500 beds. In the 1980's there were a record 50,000 lodger-nights per year, while in the 2000's it has dropped to about 30,000. The valley is known for skiing, hiking and mountain climbing. The Pisten ski slopes opened in 1974 with the construction of the Skilift Junker.
[edit] Heritage sites of national significance
The House with Barn is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b St. Antönien in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 29-Oct-2009
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 29-Oct-2009
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- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Official Web site (German)
- St. Antönien in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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