Rossa, Switzerland
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| Population | 120 (Dec 2012)[1] | |||||||||
| - Density | 2 /km2 (5 /sq mi) | |||||||||
| Area | 58.88 km2 (22.73 sq mi)[2] | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,089 m (3,573 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 6548 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3808 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Malvaglia (TI), Biasca (TI), Mesocco, Soazza, Cauco | |||||||||
| Website | rossa.moesano.ch SFSO statistics | |||||||||
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Rossa is a municipality in the district of Moesa in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Its official language is Italian.
History
Rossa is first mentioned in 1694.[3]
Geography
Rossa has an area, as of 2006, of 58.9 km2 (22.7 sq mi). Of this area, 9.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (49.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Calanca sub-district of the Moesa district. It is the highest municipality of Val Calanca.
Demographics
Rossa has a population (as of 31 December 2012) of 120.[1] As of 2008, 10.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[5] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.4%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Italian (84.1%), with German being second most common (11.4%) and French being third ( 3.0%).[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.[6] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Rossa is; 5 children or 3.8% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 6 teenagers or 4.5% are 10 to 14, and 2 teenagers or 1.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 11 people or 8.3% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 9 people or 6.8% are 30 to 39, 23 people or 17.4% are 40 to 49, and 19 people or 14.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 12.9% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 22 people or 16.7% are 70 to 79, there are 14 people or 10.6% who are 80 to 89, and there are 4 people or 3.0% who are 90 to 99.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 37.2% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the SVP (21.5%) and the FDP (20.2%).[4]
In Rossa about 69.3% 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]
Rossa has an unemployment rate of 2.22%. As of 2005, there were 4 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 8 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][6]
| year | population |
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| 1683 | c. 450 |
| 1773 | 331 |
| 1850 | 186 |
| 1900 | 181 |
| 1950 | 117 |
| 1980 | 109 |
| 1990 | 108 |
| 2000 | 132 |
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 Rossa in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 22-Oct-2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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External links
- Official website (Italian)
- Rossa in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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