Flerden

Flerden
State :	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Region :	Viamala
BFS no. :	3662
Postal code :	7426
Coordinates :	750.59 thousand  /  174255 coordinates: 46 ° 42 '9 "  N , 9 ° 24' 28"  O ; CH1903:  750.59 thousand  /  174255
Height :	1244  m above sea level M.
Height range :	1019–2292 m above sea level M.
Area :	6.09  km²
Residents:	248 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	41 inhabitants per km²
Website:	www.flerden.ch
Flerden
Location of the municipality

Flerden ( Romansh Flearda ) is a municipality in the Viamala region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland .

coat of arms

Blazon : In gold (yellow) two crossed red Mazzaschlegel, bewinkelt of four red balls

The play equipment of the Mazzaspiel, which has been well handed down for Flerden, was taken over into the coat of arms.

geography

The place is a cluster village and the northernmost of the upper Heinzenberg villages. Of the entire community area of ​​606 ha, 331 ha of agricultural land (around half of which are alpine farms), 182 ha of forest and wood, 71 ha of unproductive area (mostly mountains) and the remaining 22 ha of settlement area.

Flerden borders on Masein , Cazis , Safien , Tschappina , Lohn and Urmein .

population

Population development

year	1808	1850	1900	1910	1950	1970	1980	1990	2000	2004	2016
Residents	148	122	109	122	150	105	128	158	160	191	247

In the first half of the 19th century, the population fell sharply due to emigration (1808–1850: −17.6%). Then it stagnated (with the exception of the 1888 and 1900) until 1910 by a population of 120 people. Between 1910 and 1941 there was strong population growth (1910–1941: +24%). After another decade of stagnation, there was a large emigration from the community between 1950 and 1970 (1950–1970: −30%). After this all-time low, the population has been growing continuously since then and has almost doubled to a new high (1970–2004: +82%).

languages

Romansh (or its idiom Sutsilvan ) was originally spoken by a majority of the population as their mother tongue. This has been the case until modern times. But while in 1880 63.9% of the population still used this language, in 1941 the proportion had fallen to 12.6%. German is the only official language. The following table shows the development over the past decades:

Languages ​​in Flerden

languages	1980 census		1990 census		2000 census
	number	proportion of	number	proportion of	number	proportion of
German	123	96.09%	157	99.37%	153	96%
Romansh	4th	3.12%	1	0.63%	6th	4%
Residents	128	100%	158	100%	160	100%

Origin - nationality

Of the 191 residents at the end of 2004, 188 (= 98.43%) were Swiss citizens. At the last census, 157 (= 98.13%) were Swiss citizens, including four dual citizens. The few immigrants come from Italy and Germany.

Religions - denominations

The Reformation was introduced between 1530 and 1540. For centuries the entire population belonged to the Evangelical Reformed Church. This has changed as a result of leaving the church and immigration. As of 2000 there were 72.50% Evangelical Reformed and 16.25% Roman Catholic Christians. In addition, there were 8.75% without religious affiliation. The remaining 2.5% of the residents did not provide any information about their creed.

Attractions

The reformed village church is a listed building .

politics

The mayor is Daniel Bürgi (as of 2017).

literature

• Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden III. The valley communities Räzünser Boden, Domleschg, Heinzenberg, Oberhalbstein, Upper and Lower Engadine. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 11). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1940. DNB 760079625 .
• Jürg Simonett: Flerden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2005 .

Web links

Commons : Flerden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flerden on the ETHorama platform
• Official website of the municipality of Flerden

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .