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Mulegns
Country Switzerland Canton Graubünden District Albula 46°31′N 9°37′E / 46.517°N 9.617°E / 46.517; 9.617Coordinates: 46°31′N 9°37′E / 46.517°N 9.617°E / 46.517; 9.617
Population	26 (December 2007)
- Density	1 /km2 (2 /sq mi)
Area	33.80 km2 (13.05 sq mi)
Elevation	1,481 m (4,859 ft)
Postal code	7455
SFOS number	3534
Surrounded by	Avers, Bivio, Ferrera, Marmorera, Riom-Parsonz, Savognin, Sur, Tinizong-Rona
Mulegns

Mulegns

Mulegns is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

History

Around 600-500 BC, a copper mine and smelter were built in the Val Faller (Faller valley) near modern Mulegns. The village was founded by a Walser group during the 15th Century. It was first mentioned in 1521.^[1]

Geography

Piz Platta, near Mulegns

Mulegns has an area, as of 2006, of 33.8 square kilometers (13.1 sq mi). Of this area, 30.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 9.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (59.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[2]

The municipality is located in the Surses sub-district of the Albula district. It is along the road to the Julier Pass (the Julienstrasse) at the entrance to a side valley of the Val Faller. Until 1943 Mulegns was known as Mühlen.^[3]

Demographics

Mulegns has a population (as of 2007) of 26, all Swiss. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -23.5%.^[2]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.^[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Mulegns is; 3 people or 9.1% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 1 person or 3.0% is 10 to 14, and 2 people or 6.1% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, no one is between 20 to 29 years old. 6 people or 18.2% are 30 to 39, 1 person or 3.0% is 40 to 49, and 5 people or 15.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 8 people or 24.2% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 6 people or 18.2% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 3.0% who is 80 to 89.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 63.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (20%), the FDP (8.3%) and the FDP (8.3%).^[2]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Mulegns about 62.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).^[2]

Mulegns has an unemployment rate of 1.56%. As of 2005, there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. 1 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 businesses in this sector.^[2]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[1][4]

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (57.6%), with the rest speaking German(42.4%).^[2]

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.

External links

• Mulegns in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Municipalities in the district of Albula, Switzerland Alvaneu | Alvaschein | Bergün/Bravuogn | Bivio | Brienz/Brinzauls | Cunter | Filisur | Lantsch/Lenz | Marmorera | Mon | Mulegns | Mutten | Riom-Parsonz | Salouf | Savognin | Schmitten | Stierva | Sur | Surava | Tiefencastel | Tinizong-Rona | Vaz/Obervaz | Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden