Bergün

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Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°45′E

Bergün/Bravuogn
Canton	Graubünden
District	Albula
Coordinates	46°37′N 9°45′E
Population	505   (December 2005)
Area	145.65 km²
Elevation	1367 m
Postal code	7482
SFOS number	3521
Website	www.berguen.ch
Twin towns	Hallau (Switzerland)
Bergün/Bravuogn

Bergün/Bravuogn is a municipality in the Albula district of the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The double name (German/Romansch) has been the official name since 1943.

The village is located on the Albula pass road. The area is 145.76 km² and the population 505 (2005).

[edit] Languages

In the 2000 census, the inhabitants claimed the following languages: German 83.9%, Romansch 10.6%, Italian 3.1%. The Romansch speakers have their own spoken dialect and write Putér. Until the 19th cnetury, this was the common tongue of most of the population (as of 1880, 80.4%). But Romansche quickly lost ground (as of 1910, only 57.62%). Then, the process stabilized until World War II (as of 1941, still 53.6% Romansch-speaking). Since then, the loss of Romansch has speeded up.

Languages in Bergün/Bravuogn
Language	1980 Census		1990 Census		2000 Census
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
German	251	54.68%	350	72.92%	436	83.85%
Romansch	158	34.42%	101	21.04%	55	10.58%
Italian	40	8.71%	21	4.38%	16	3.08%
Population	459	100%	480	100%	520	100%

German is the only official language for municipality business although 26.7% of the population understands Romansch.

[edit] External links

• Bergün/Bravuogn in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.