Obersaxen Mundaun

Obersaxen Mundaun is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun.[3]

Obersaxen Mundaun
Municipality in Switzerland
Obersaxen village
Coat of arms
Location of Obersaxen Mundaun
Obersaxen Mundaun
Obersaxen Mundaun
Coordinates: 46°44′N 9°6′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictSurselva
Area
 • Total70.36 km2 (27.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,188
 • Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7134, 7137
SFOS number3988
LocalitiesObersaxen, Mundaun
Surrounded byBreil/Brigels, Degen, Lumbrein, Rueun, Sumvitg, Trun, Vella, Vignogn, Waltensburg/Vuorz
Websitewww.obersaxenmundaun.swiss
SFSO statistics

History

Obersaxen

The Obersaxen plateau first appears in historic records in 765, as Supersaxa, when Bishop Tello gave his farms and meadows there to Disentis Abbey. In 806 it became an Imperial Estate, which it remained until 956 when Emperor Otto I donated Supersaxa village and the village church back to the Bishop of Chur. In 1227 it was mentioned as Ubersahse.[4]

The current settlement was founded in the thirteenth century, when a group of German-speaking Walser settled the plateau. Right in the heart of the mainly Romansh-speaking Surselva (which encompasses the valley of the Vorderrhein, along with all of its side valleys, among others the Val Lumnezia), Obersaxen is an island of German-speakers.

Mundaun

Mundaun was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm.

Geography
Aerial view (1970)

Obersaxen Mundaun has an area, (based on the 2004/09 survey) of 70.36 km2 (27.17 sq mi).[5] Of this area, about 53.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and 19.4% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 87 ha (210 acres) or about 1.2% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 31 ha (77 acres) over the 1984/85 amount. Of the agricultural land, 892 ha (2,200 acres) is fields and grasslands and 2,991 ha (7,390 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1984/85 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 148 ha (370 acres). Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 83 ha (210 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 81 ha (200 acres) in the municipality.[6][7]

The new municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region.[8] It is located on the northern face of the Mundaun mountain chain and the Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river. It consists of a number of widely scattered settlements throughout the municipal area.

Demographics

Obersaxen Mundaun has a population (as of December 2019) of 1,165[9]

Historic Population

The historical population of Obersaxen and the two former municipalities that made up Mundaun, Flond and Surcuolm, is given in the following chart:[10]

References
  1. "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
  4. Obersaxen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  6. "Arealstatistik Land Use - Gemeinden nach 10 Klassen". www.landuse-stat.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. Regionalporträts 2017: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 18 May 2017
  8. Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  9. "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  10. Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016
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