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Grono is a
municipality
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in the Moesa Region
The Moesa Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the Canton of the Grisons (or in German: Graubünden) in Switzerland. It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganizati ...
in the Italian
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speaking part of the Swiss
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canton
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of Grisons
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** rm, label= Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
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. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia
Leggia is a former municipality in the district of Moesa in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.
accessed 27 October 2016 Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district, after 2017 it was part of the Moesa Region. The village is on the right bank of the
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Grono is; 93 children or 10.2% of the population were between 0 and 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 4.4% were 10 to 14, and 40 teenagers or 4.4% were 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 107 people or 11.7% of the population were between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 14.2% were 30 to 39, 145 people or 15.8% were 40 to 49, and 138 people or 15.1% were 50 to 59. The senior population distribution was 87 people or 9.5% of the population were between 60 and 69 years old, 68 people or 7.4% were 70 to 79, there were 58 people or 6.3% who were 80 to 89, and there were 10 people or 1.1% who were 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In 2015 there were 385 single residents, 507 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 56 widows or widowers and 72 divorced residents. In 2014 there were 428 private households in Grono with an average household size of 2.32 persons. Of the 273 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 63.7% were single family homes and 15.8% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 24.2% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 13.2% were built between 1991 and 2000.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen
accessed 5 May 2016 In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 2.01. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.76%. The historical population is given in the following table:
The '' Torre Fiorenzana'' is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The Torre Fiorenzana was built about the end of the 12th century for the Sacco family. It is a five story
accessed 23 October 2009
Statistical Atlas of Switzerland
accessed 5 April 2016
History
Grono
Grono is first mentioned in 1219 as ''de Grono''. In 1395 it was mentioned as ''de Agrono''.Leggia
Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as ''de Legia''.Verdabbio
Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as ''Vertabio''.Geography
After the 2017 merger Grono had an area of . Before the merger Grono had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 28.5% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 3.0% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1983 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1983 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Regional portraitsaccessed 27 October 2016 Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district, after 2017 it was part of the Moesa Region. The village is on the right bank of the
Moesa
The Moesa is a river, a tributary of the Ticino, which flows through the Swiss cantons of Graubünden and Ticino.
It rises in Val Vignun near the San Bernardino Pass and descends, along with the A13 motorway, through the Val Mesolcina towar ...
river by the mouth of the Calanca.
Demographics
After the 2017 merger Grono has a population () of . , 32.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. In 2015 a small minority (155 or 15.2% of the population) was born in Italy and 89 or 8.7% of the population was born in Portugal. Over the last 4 years (2010-2014) the population has changed at a rate of 6.72%. Thebirth rate
The birth rate for a given period is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; populati ...
in the municipality, in 2014, was 13.9, while the death rate
Mortality rate, or death rate, is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of that population, per unit of time. Mortality rate is typically expressed in units of d ...
was 7.0 per thousand residents.
, the gender distribution of the population was 51.4% male and 48.6% female.Graubunden in Numbersaccessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Grono is; 93 children or 10.2% of the population were between 0 and 9 years old. 40 teenagers or 4.4% were 10 to 14, and 40 teenagers or 4.4% were 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 107 people or 11.7% of the population were between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 14.2% were 30 to 39, 145 people or 15.8% were 40 to 49, and 138 people or 15.1% were 50 to 59. The senior population distribution was 87 people or 9.5% of the population were between 60 and 69 years old, 68 people or 7.4% were 70 to 79, there were 58 people or 6.3% who were 80 to 89, and there were 10 people or 1.1% who were 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In 2015 there were 385 single residents, 507 people who were married or in a civil partnership, 56 widows or widowers and 72 divorced residents. In 2014 there were 428 private households in Grono with an average household size of 2.32 persons. Of the 273 inhabited buildings in the municipality, in 2000, about 63.7% were single family homes and 15.8% were multiple family buildings. Additionally, about 24.2% of the buildings were built before 1919, while 13.2% were built between 1991 and 2000.Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB - Thema 09 - Bau- und Wohnungswesen
accessed 5 May 2016 In 2013 the rate of construction of new housing units per 1000 residents was 2.01. The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.76%. The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance
The '' Torre Fiorenzana'' is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
The Torre Fiorenzana was built about the end of the 12th century for the Sacco family. It is a five story tower house
A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strateg ...
with a rectangular footprint. In 1406 it was the site of the murder of Alberto de Sacco. In 1977 it was restored and is now owned by the Museo moesano.
Climate
Grono features anoceanic climate
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( Köppen: ''Cfb''), closely bordering on a humid continental climate
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( Köppen: ''Dfb'') with hot, humid summers and cold, somewhat dry but quite snowy winters.
The nationwide record temperature of was registered in Grono during the 2003 European heat wave
The 2003 European heat wave saw the hottest summer recorded in Europe since at least 1540. France was hit especially hard. The heat wave led to health crises in several countries and combined with drought to create a crop shortfall in parts of S ...
on 11 August 2003. In comparison, the coldest temperature ever measured in Switzerland was in La Brévine
La Brévine (, ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel Canton in Switzerland. It is the largest village of the homonymous valley (''Vallée de la Brévine''). The area is renowned for its microcl ...
.
Between 1991 and 2020 Grono had an average of 99.7 days of rain per year and on average received of precipitation
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.
The wettest month was August during which time Grono received an average of of precipitation over 10.6 days.
The driest month of the year was February with an average of of precipitation over 4.6 days.
Economy
Grono is an industrial-tertiary municipality, a municipality where agriculture and manufacturing play a minor role in the economy. , there were a total of 825 people employed in the municipality. Of these, a total of 6 people worked in 5 businesses in the primary economic sector. Thesecondary 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 construc ...
employed 343 workers in 35 separate businesses. A minority (21.3%) of the secondary sector employees worked in very small businesses. There were 7 small businesses with a total of 214 employees and one mid-sized business with a total of 56 employees. Finally, the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
provided 476 jobs in 131 businesses. There were two mid-sized businesses with a total of 137 employees. In 2014 a total of 2.% of the population received social assistance.
Politics
In the 2015 federal election the most popular party was the SVP with 41.0% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (21.5%), the CVP (18.7%) and the FDP (10.3%). In the federal election, a total of 212 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Univ ...
was 35.7%. The 2015 election saw a large change in the voting when compared to 2011. The percentage that the CVP received dropped from 29.2% to 18.7%, while the percentage of the vote received by the SVP increased sharply from 22.2% in 2011 to 41.0%.
In the 2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the SVP which received 32.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (29.1%), the CVP (26.7%) and the FDP (10.9%).Swiss Federal Statistical Officeaccessed 23 October 2009
Education
In Grono about 56.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''Fachhochschule
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied art ...
'').
Crime
In 2014 the crime rate, of the over 200 crimes listed in theSwiss Criminal Code
, french: Code pénal suisse (CP), it, Codice penale svizzero (CP), rm, Cudesch penal svizzer
, citation =
, territorial_extent = Switzerland
, enacted_by = Federal Assembly of Switzerland
, date_enacted = 20 Decemb ...
(running from murder, robbery and assault to accepting bribes and election fraud), in Grono was 50.2 per thousand residents, slightly lower than the national average (64.6 per thousand). There were no drug crimes nor violations of immigration, visa and work permit laws.accessed 5 April 2016
References
External links
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