Mathon GR

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GR is the abbreviation for the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Mathonf .
Mathon
Mathon coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Viamala
BFS no. : 3708i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 7433
Coordinates : 751 291  /  166 911 coordinates: 46 ° 38 '11 "  N , 9 ° 24' 53"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and fifty-one thousand two hundred ninety-one  /  166 911
Height : 1527  m above sea level M.
Height range : 1277–2997 m above sea level M.
Area : 15.13  km²
Residents: 51 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 3 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.mathon.ch
Mathon GR

Mathon GR

Location of the municipality
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Mathon ( Romansh Maton ) is a municipality in the Viamala region of the Swiss canton of Graubünden .

coat of arms

Blazon : A golden (yellow) bell in red

The coat of arms takes up the characterization of Mathon as «la vischnaunca dils buons zenns», d. H. the village with the good bells.

geography

The community is located on the Schamserberg on a terrace on the eastern slope of Piz Beverin west of Donat . Of the entire municipal area of ​​over 15 km², 1,002 hectares are agriculturally usable, for the most part as Maiensässen (alpine farms). A further 337 hectares are unproductive areas (almost exclusively mountains); 152 hectares are covered by forest and wood and the remainder of 21 hectares is settlement area.

population

Population development
year 1780 1850 1900 1950 2000 2005 2010 2012 2014 2016
Residents 123 111 74 65 52 57 48 47 51 51

languages

The original language of the inhabitants is Sutselvisch , a Graubünden Romance dialect. Until the second half of the 19th century, the community was monolingual (in 1880 95% Romansh speakers). The language situation remained stable until 1970 (88% in 1941, 90% in novels in 1970). Since then, there has been a massive shift in favor of German due to immigration and language changes. From 1990 to 2000 the number of German speakers doubled, while the number of Romansh speakers fell by a third.

Although 82% of the residents understand Romansh, German is the only official language today. The official language according to the cantonal language law of 2006 is only Romansh.

nationality

Of the 57 residents at the end of 2005, all were Swiss citizens.

Attractions

literature

Web links

Commons : Mathon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .
  2. ↑ Language law of the Canton of Graubünden of October 19, 2006 (PDF; 274 kB).
  3. ↑ Tgea Muntsulej