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| Calfreisen, on southern end is Ruine Bernegg and further down in the valley is Castiel church. | ||||||||||
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| Population | 54 (Dec 2010)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 10 /km2 (27 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 5.13 km2 (1.98 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,249 m (4,098 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7027 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3922 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Castiel, Maladers, Praden, Says, Trimmis | |||||||||
| Website | www.calfreisen.ch SFSO statistics |
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Map of Calfreisen
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Calfreisen is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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Calfreisen is first mentioned in 1156 as Caureisene.[3]
Calfreisen has an area, as of 2006[update], of 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi). Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district. It is on the north slope of the Schanfigg mountain.
Calfreisen has a population (as of 31 December 2010) of 54.[1] As of 2008[update], 20.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 12.5%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 55.6% male and 44.4% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Calfreisen is; 7 children or 15.6% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 4 teenagers or 8.9% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 2 people or 4.4% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 6 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 8 people or 17.8% are 40 to 49, and 6 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 1 person is between 60 to 69 years old, 3 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 15.6% who are 80 to 89.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 63.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28.3%), the CVP (5%) and the FDP (3.3%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Calfreisen about 77.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Calfreisen has an unemployment rate of 0.4%. As of 2005[update], there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 1 person is employed in the tertiary sector, with 1 business in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
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| 1808 | 57 |
| 1850 | 98 |
| 1900 | 58 |
| 1950 | 60 |
| 1980 | 34 |
| 2000 | 45 |
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (93.3%), with the rest speaking Romansh ( 6.7%).[4]
The historical language use is given in the following table:
| Languages in Calfreisen | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 32 | 94.12 % | 53 | 98.15 % | 42 | 93.33 % |
| Romansh | 2 | 5.88 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 3 | 6.67 % |
| Population | 34 | 100 % | 54 | 100 % | 45 | 100 % |
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