Rongellen
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Location of Rongellen  | ||
| Coordinates: 46°40′N 9°26′E / 46.667°N 9.433°ECoordinates: 46°40′N 9°26′E / 46.667°N 9.433°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Hinterrhein | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,003 m (3,291 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2014[2]) | ||
| • Total | 57 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7430 | |
| SFOS number | 3711 | |
| Surrounded by | Lohn, Sils im Domleschg, Thusis, Zillis-Reischen | |
| Website |
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Rongellen is a municipality in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, located in the district of Hinterrhein.
History
Rongellen is first mentioned in 1344 as Rungal.[3]
Geography
Rongellen has an area, as of 2006, of 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi). Of this area, 15.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 5.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]
The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district. It consists of scattered individual farm houses and small groups of houses in a clearing along the old Viamala road.
Demographics
Rongellen has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 57.[2] As of 2008, 11.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.3%.[4]
As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 53.3% male and 46.7% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Rongellen is; 2 people or 3.8% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 2 people or 3.8% are 10 to 14, and 11 people or 20.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 8 people or 15.1% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 7 people or 13.2% are 30 to 39, 5 people or 9.4% are 40 to 49, and 8 people or 15.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 2 people or 3.8% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 7 people or 13.2% are 70 to 79, there is 1 person or 1.9% who is 80 to 89.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 65.6% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the FDP (11.1%) and the CVP (10%).[4]
In Rongellen about 69.6% 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]
Rongellen has an unemployment rate of 4.8%. As of 2005, there were 3 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 1 business involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector and there are no businesses in this sector. 3 people are 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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| 1780 | 75 |
| 1850 | 63 |
| 1900 | 49 |
| 1950 | 71 |
| 2000 | 53 |
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (88.7%), with Romansh being second most common ( 9.4%) and Klaf being third (sdja%).[4]
| Languages in Rongellen | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 28 | 87.50% | 45 | 93.75% | 47 | 88.68% |
| Romanish | 3 | 9.38% | 1 | 2.08% | 5 | 9.43% |
| Population | 32 | 100% | 48 | 100% | 53 | 100% |
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- 1 2 Rongellen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 7 October 2009
- ↑ Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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