Lohn, Graubünden
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| Population | 42 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 1 /km2 (2 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,480 m (4,856 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7445 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3707 | |||||||||
| Mayor | Fritz Bräsecke | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Donat, Mathon, Rongellen, Thusis, Tschappina, Urmein, Zillis-Reischen | |||||||||
| Website | www.lohn.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Lohn (Romansh: Lon) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Lohn is first mentioned in mid-12th Century as Laune and Lune. In 1219 it was mentioned as de Laone.[3]
Geography
Lohn has an area, as of 2006, of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi). Of this area, 56.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 35% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located at an elevation of 1,582 m (5,190 ft) on the upper Schamserberg.
Demographics
Lohn has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 42.[1] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.7%.[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 44.0% male and 56.0% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Lohn is; 5 people or 10.0% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 9 people or 18.0% are 10 to 14, and people or 0.0% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 1 person or 2.0% of the population is between 20 to 29 years old. 5 people or 10.0% are 30 to 39, 9 people or 18.0% are 40 to 49, and 1 person or 2.0% is 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 10 people or 20.0% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 20.0% are 70 to 79.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (28.9%), the SPS (21.8%) and the CVP (4.2%).[4]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Lohn about 82.4% 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]
Lohn has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the secondary sector and there are businesses in this sector. people are employed in the tertiary sector, with businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1780 | 126 |
| 1850 | 97 |
| 1900 | 75 |
| 1950 | 62 |
| 2000 | 50 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (52.0%) and the rest speak German (48.0%).[4]
| Languages in Lohn | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 0 | 0.00% | 18 | 37.50% | 24 | 48.00% |
| Romanish | 36 | 100% | 30 | 62.50% | 26 | 52.00% |
| Population | 36 | 100% | 48 | 100% | 50 | 100% |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 16 September 2013
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lohn in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 7 October 2009
- ↑ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
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