Pignia
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Region : | Viamala | |
Political community : | Other | |
Postal code : | 7443 | |
former BFS no. : | 3710 | |
Coordinates : | 752 824 / 162 913 | |
Height : | 1049 m above sea level M. | |
Area : | 13.41 km² | |
Residents: | 123 (December 31, 2007) | |
Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km² | |
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Pignia (German and until 1952 Pignieu ) was a municipality in the Swiss canton of Graubünden until December 31, 2008 .
It belonged to what was then the Schams district in the Hinterrhein district . On January 1, 2009, Pignia merged with Clugin and Andeer to form the municipality of Andeer.
geography
Pignia lies on a terrace on the right bank of the Hinterrhein at the western foot of a mountain range, the highest point of which is Piz Curvér . The village is located eleven and a half kilometers south of Thusis and consists of the actual village and the Alpine settlement of Bavugls ( 1940 m above sea level ). Of the entire municipal area of 1343 hectares (ha), 572 hectares are usable for agriculture, 496 hectares of which are alpine farms (Maiensässen). The mountainous character of the municipality is proven by the 436 hectares of unproductive area. Another 323 hectares of the former community area are covered by forest and wood; the rest of 12 hectares of settlement area.
coat of arms
Description: In gold (yellow) on a green three-mountain, a red fountain stick with a black water jet on both sides. Implementation of the name of the Fontana nera or Schwarzer Quell called healing spring, whose water was directed to the Andeer spa from 1829 .
population
Population development | ||||||||||
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year | 1803 | 1850 | 1900 | 1950 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2007 |
Residents | 129 | 177 | 108 | 107 | 78 | 94 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 123 |
languages
The original language of the inhabitants is Sutselvisch , a Graubünden Romance dialect. Although the proportion of Romansh speakers fell from 96% to 90% between 1880 and 1941, the actual language change did not begin until the second half of the 20th century. German is the only official language, and the proportion of Romansh speakers is falling steadily.
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languages | 1980 census | 1990 census | 2000 census | |||
number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |
German | 29 | 32.95% | 60 | 63.83% | 83 | 74.77% |
Romansh | 42 | 47.73% | 32 | 34.04% | 22nd | 19.82% |
Residents | 88 | 100% | 94 | 100% | 111 | 100% |
After all, 30% of the population still understand Romansh.
Origin and nationality
116 of the 118 residents at the end of 2005 were Swiss nationals.
Attractions
The reformed village church is a listed building .
literature
- The municipalities of the canton of Graubünden. Chur / Zurich, 2003. ISBN 3-7253-0741-5
- Jürg Simonett: Pignia. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2017 .