Salouf
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| Population | 213 (December 2005) | |||||||||
| - Density | 7 /km² (18 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 31.41 km² (12.1 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,258 m (4,127 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7462 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3538 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Andeer, Ferrera, Cunter, Mon, Pignia, Riom-Parsonz, Stierva, Zillis-Reischen | |||||||||
  Salouf
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Salouf (until 1943 officially called Salux) is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
The population is predominately Romansh-speaking.
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[edit] Coat of arms
Salouf's coat of arms depicts a shield with a black background, in the middle a white fleur-de-lys. In each corner and at the bottom is one six pointed silver star. The design is from the shield of Benedict Fontana (a hero of Graubünden) who lived in Salouf.
[edit] Geography
The village lies on a ledge on the east side of Piz Toissa (2657 meters).
[edit] Languages
The main language of the local people is the Surmiran dialect of Romansh. Its use has declined in recent decades, though to a lesser degree than in neighbouring communities. In 1880 it was 99.1% and 88.54% in 1980.
[edit] Languages in Salouf
| Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |
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| German | 13 / 8,28% | 24 / 12,97% | 40 / 19,51% |
| Rätoroman | 139 / 88,54% | 152 / 82,16% | 159 / 77,56% |
| Italian | 4 / 2,55% | 4 / 2,16% | 2 / 0,98% |
| Residents | 157 | 185 | 205 |
At the end of 2005, 208 of its 213 residents (= 97.65%) were Swiss citizens.
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] External links
- Salouf in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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