Bergün
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| Bergün/Bravuogn | ||||||||||
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| Population | 505 (December 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 3 /km² (9 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 145.65 km² (56.2 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,367 m (4,485 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7482 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3521 | |||||||||
| Localities | Bergün, Latsch, Stuls, Preda | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Bever, Davos, Filisur, La Punt-Chamues-ch, Samedan, S-chanf, Tinizong-Rona, Wiesen, Zuoz | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Hallau (Switzerland) | |||||||||
| Website | www.berguen.ch | |||||||||
  Bergün/Bravuogn
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Bergün/Bravuogn is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The double name (German/Romansh) 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). Lai da Palpuogna, a mountain lake, is located between Preda and Albula Pass.
[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 century, 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 sped 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% |
| Romansh | 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 Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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