Surava

Surava is a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.[1]

For the village in Iran, see Surava, Iran.
Surava
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Surava
Surava
Surava
Coordinates: 46°39′N 9°36′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictAlbula
Area
 • Total6.68 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Elevation
904 m (2,966 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2013)
 • Total196
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7472
SFOS number3515
Surrounded byAlvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls, Tiefencastel
Websitewww.albula-alvra.ch
SFSO statistics

History

Surava is first mentioned about 1580 as Surraguas.[2]

Geography
Ruins of Belfort Castle, above Surava
Aerial view (1954)

Before the merger, Surava had a total area of 7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi).[3] Of this area, 10.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 78.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]

The former municipality is located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District. It consists of the linear village of Surava on the right bank of the Albula river. In 1883 the municipality of Brienz-Surava split into Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava.[1]

Demographics

Surava had a population (as of 2013) of 196.[3] As of 2008, 7.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -22%.[3]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 52.8% male and 47.2% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Surava is; 9 people or 12.0% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 6 people or 8.0% are 10 to 14, and 7 people or 9.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 10 people or 13.3% are 30 to 39, 14 people or 18.7% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 13.3% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 5.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 4.0% are 70 to 79, there are 7 people or 9.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 1 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99.[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 43.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (32.6%), the FDP (18.6%) and the SPS (5.1%).[3]

In Surava about 66.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]

Surava has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. As of 2005, there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 3 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 35 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 8 businesses in this sector.[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:[2][4]

year population
1725 89
1850 159
1900 148
1950 203
1960 136
1970 93
1980 62
1990 73
2000 150

Language

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (78.4%), with Romansh being second most common (10.8%) and Albanian being third ( 2.8%).[3]

Languages in Surava
LanguagesCensus 1980Census 1990Census 2000
NumberPercentNumberPercentNumberPercent
German11660.42%16176.67%19678.40%
Romanish6634.38%4521.43%2710.80%
Italian105.21%20.95%41.60%
Population192100%210100%250100%

References
  1. Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 23 September 2009
  2. Surava in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 15 January 2015
  4. Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  5. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
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