St. Peter-Pagig

St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and Peist merged into the municipality of Arosa.[1]

St. Peter-Pagig
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig St. Peter-Pagig
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°38′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Plessur
Area
• Total	12.15 km^2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation	688 m (2,257 ft)
Population  (Dec 2010)
• Total	214
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pagig, St. Peter
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7028 St. Peter GR
SFOS number	3931
Surrounded by	Castiel, Furna, Lüen, Molinis, Peist, Trimmis
Website	SFSO statistics

Geography

Before the merger, St. Peter-Pagig had a total area of 12.1 km² (4.7 sq mi).[2]

The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg valley.

On the border with the municipality of Molinis is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.

• 
  St Peter village
• 
  Pagig village

Demographics

St. Peter-Pagig had a population (as of 2010) of 214.[2]

St. Peter had a population (as of 2008) of 241.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[4][5]

year	population
1808	272
1900	203
1950	240
2000	232

References

1. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
2. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11 February 2013
3. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
4. St. Peter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
5. Pagig in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

External links

• Sankt Peter-Pagig in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Martin Bundi: Pagig in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
• Jürg Simonett: Sankt Peter (GR) in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.