Mutten ''(
Romansh: Mut'') is a former
municipality
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in the
Viamala Region
Viamala Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of 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 reorganization of the Canton.
Merger ...
in the
canton
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Arts and ente ...
of
Graubünden in
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 ...
. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Mutten merged into the municipality of
Thusis
Thusis ( it, Tosana, '' Romansh: Tusàn'') is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Mutten merged into the municipality of Thusis.
History
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History
Mutten is first mentioned in 1363 as ''unz uff die Mutten'' though this identification is debated. In 1549 it was mentioned as ''Hans ab Mutten''.
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Geography
Before the merger, Mutten had an area, , of . Of this area, 29.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 60.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Alvaschein sub-district of the Albula district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016]
accessed 16 February 2017 It is a three level settlement located to the south of the Schin Gorge (''Schinschlucht''). It consists of the village of Unter-Mutten (occupied year round and at an elevation of ), the middle village of Stafel () and the upper or Ober-Mutten ().
Demographics
Mutten had a population (as of 2015) of 72. , 2.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (98.8%), with a small Romansh minority (1.3%).
accessed 25-Sep-2009[Graubunden in Numbers]
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Mutten is; 9 people or 11.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 5 people or 6.3% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 7.5% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 2 people or 2.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 7 people or 8.8% are 30 to 39, 13 people or 16.3% are 40 to 49, and 15 people or 18.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 6 people or 7.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 11 people or 13.8% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 6.3% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person or 1.3% who are 90 to 99.[Graubunden Population Statistics]
accessed 21 September 2009
In the 2007 federal election
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the most popular party was the SVP which received 67.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS
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(15.7%), the CVP (9.3%) and the FDP (7.9%).[
In Mutten about 66.7% 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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'').[
Mutten has an unemployment rate of 0%. , there were 20 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. people are employed in the ]secondary sector
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and there are businesses in this sector. 4 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 2 businesses in this sector.[
The historical population is given in the following table:]
References
External links
Official website
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Thusis
Former municipalities of Graubünden