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Sumvitg (; german: Somvix) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the Surselva Region
Surselva Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the canton.canton of Graubünden in
Sumvitg has an area, , of . Of this area, 24.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (47.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It covers both sides of the
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 Lag da Laus (Laus lake) is located above the hamlet of Laus. South of ''Val Sumvitg'' is Piz Nadéls.
accessed 04-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution in Sumvitg is; 192 children or 14.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 142 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 84 people or 6.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 202 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 143 people or 10.9% are between 40 and 49, and 160 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 168 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 149 people or 11.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 59 people or 4.5% who are between 80 and 89 there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 71.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (14.4%), the SP (9.1%) and the FDP (4.3%). In Sumvitg about 62.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
The ''Punt Russein'' bridge (shared with Disentis/Mustér) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 04-Nov-2009
Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
History
Sumvitg is first mentioned in 1175 as ''in Summovico''.Geography
Sumvitg has an area, , of . Of this area, 24.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (47.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It covers both sides of the Vorderrhein
The Vorderrhein (German; English: ''Anterior Rhine''; Sursilvan: ; Sutsilvan: ''Ragn Anteriur''; Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader, and Puter: ''Rain Anteriur''; Surmiran: ''Ragn anteriour'') is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment area ...
valley and the ''Val Sumvitg''. It consists of the village of Sumvitg and the hamlets
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a lar ...
of Surrein, Rabius, Laus and Compadials as well as numerous farm houses. Until 1986 Sumvitg was known by its German name as ''Somvix''.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizpublished by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 Lag da Laus (Laus lake) is located above the hamlet of Laus. South of ''Val Sumvitg'' is Piz Nadéls.
Demographics
Sumvitg has a population (as of ) of . , 4.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -7.3%. Most of the population () speaks Romansh(88.0%), with German being second most common (10.0%) and Italian being third ( 1.1%).Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 04-Nov-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution in Sumvitg is; 192 children or 14.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 142 teenagers or 10.8% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 84 people or 6.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 202 people or 15.4% are between 30 and 39, 143 people or 10.9% are between 40 and 49, and 160 people or 12.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 168 people or 12.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 149 people or 11.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 59 people or 4.5% who are between 80 and 89 there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 71.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (14.4%), the SP (9.1%) and the FDP (4.3%). In Sumvitg about 62.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''
Fachhochschule
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'').
Sumvitg has an unemployment rate of 0.67%. , there were 119 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 47 businesses involved in this sector. 139 people are employed in the secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. ...
and there are 16 businesses in this sector. 178 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 31 businesses in this sector.
From the , 1,199 or 91.3% are Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
, while 35 or 2.7% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church
The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...
. Of the rest of the population, there are 15 individuals (or about 1.14% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 4 individuals (or about 0.30% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 14 (or about 1.07% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic
Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...
or atheist
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no ...
, and 46 individuals (or about 3.50% of the population) did not answer the question.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance
The ''Punt Russein'' bridge (shared with Disentis/Mustér) is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.21.11.2008 version, accessed 04-Nov-2009
Religion
* St Benedict's ChapelTransportation
The municipality has two railway stations: and . Both are located on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line with regular service to and .References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden