Praden

Praden (Romansh: Prada) is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Praden
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Praden
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°34′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Plessur
Area
• Total	640 km^2 (250 sq mi)
Elevation	1,161 m (3,809 ft)
Population  (December 2008)
• Total	109
• Density	0.17/km^2 (0.44/sq mi)
Postal code	7063
SFOS number	3914
Surrounded by	Calfreisen, Castiel, Churwalden, Lüen, Maladers, Tschiertschen
Website	www.praden.ch SFSO statistics

The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.[1]

History

Praden is first mentioned in 1157 as de Pradis.[2]

Geography

Praden has an area, as of 2006, of 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-arable (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The village is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 1,250 m (4,100 ft) respectively. In 2009 Praden merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden.

Demographics

Praden had a population (as of 2008) of 109, of which 8.3% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Romansh being third ( 1.0%).[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Praden is; 11 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 13.9% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 15.8% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 20.8% are 40 to 49, and 14 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 3.0% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89.[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 60% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.4%), the FDP (10.5%) and the CVP (1.1%).[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Praden about 89.7% 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]

Praden has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005, there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[3]

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

year	population
1803	150
1850	144
1900	131
1950	98
1980	51
2000	101

References

1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
2. Praden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2011-09-04 at the Wayback Machine accessed 27-Oct-2009
4. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
5. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009

External links

• Official website (in German)
• Praden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.