Morissen

Morissen
Coat of arms of Morissen
Location of Morissen
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Morissen is located in Switzerland
Morissen
Morissen
Morissen is located in Canton of Graubünden
Morissen
Morissen
Coordinates: 46°43′N 9°10′E / 46.717°N 9.167°E / 46.717; 9.167
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictSurselva
Area
 • Total5.67 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation
1,337 m (4,386 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2011)
 • Total223
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7143
SFOS number3596
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byCumbel, Luven, Surcuolm, Vella
Website
SFSO statistics

Morissen (Romansh: Murissen) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipalities of Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Morissen, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Lumnezia.[1]

History

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Morissen is first mentioned in 1210 as Mureizens.[2]

Coat of arms

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The municipal coat of arms is Gules three Escallops Or.[3] The scallops on the coat of arms represent St. James the Elder who is the patron saint of the village church.

Geography

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Val Lumnezia, looking north from Morissen

Morissen had an area, as of 2006, of 5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi). Of this area, 86.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (3.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district on the southern foot of the Piz Mundaun and above the Lugnezerstrasse.

Demographics

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Morissen has a population (as of 2011) of 223.[5] As of 2008, 2.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh(91.5%), with German being second most common ( 6.6%) and English being third ( 0.9%).[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Morissen is; 20 children or 9.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 29 teenagers or 13.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 17 people or 8.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 33 people or 15.6% are between 30 and 39, 30 people or 14.2% are between 40 and 49, and 37 people or 17.5% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 17 people or 8.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 15 people or 7.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 6.2% who are between 80 and 89.[6]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 67.3% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (23.1%), the FDP (5.8%) and the SP (3.8%).[4]

In Morissen about 59.9% 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]

Morissen has an unemployment rate of 0.32%. As of 2005, there were 44 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 18 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 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:[2]

year population
1850 250
1900 163
1950 297
2000 211

References

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  1. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 2 January 2013
  2. ^ a b Morissen in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ Flags of the World.com Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24-Nov-2009
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 24-Nov-2009
  5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB[permanent dead link] Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (in German) accessed 3 October 2012
  6. ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  7. ^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
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