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Castiel () is a former
accessed 9 February 2013
Before the merger, Castiel had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern face of the Schanfigg. It consists of the village of Castiel with the two sections of Oberdorf and Unterdorf.
Nearby, in Lüen, is the Lüen-Castiel railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.
accessed 21 September 2009. The age distribution, , in Castiel is; 24 children or 20.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 8 teenagers or 6.7% are 10 to 14, and 4 teenagers or 3.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 3.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 26 people or 21.8% are 30 to 39, 18 people or 15.1% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 9 people or 7.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 8 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 4.2% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
mber 2009. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (23.9%), the FDP (20.8%) and the CVP (1.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Castiel about 70.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a '' Fachhochschule''). Castiel has an unemployment rate of 0.56%. , there were 20 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 4 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 27-Oct-2009.
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Castiel, Calfreisen, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweizaccessed 9 February 2013
History
Castiel is first mentioned in 1132 as ''Castellum''.Geography
Before the merger, Castiel had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 49.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern face of the Schanfigg. It consists of the village of Castiel with the two sections of Oberdorf and Unterdorf.
Nearby, in Lüen, is the Lüen-Castiel railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.
Demographics
Castiel had a population (as of 2010) of 128. , 6.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.4%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.5%), with the rest speaking Romansh (2.5%). , the gender distribution of the population was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.Graubunden in Numbersaccessed 21 September 2009. The age distribution, , in Castiel is; 24 children or 20.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 8 teenagers or 6.7% are 10 to 14, and 4 teenagers or 3.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 4 people or 3.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 26 people or 21.8% are 30 to 39, 18 people or 15.1% are 40 to 49, and 13 people or 10.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 9 people or 7.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 8 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 5 people or 4.2% who are 80 to 89.Graubunden Population Statistics
mber 2009. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (23.9%), the FDP (20.8%) and the CVP (1.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Castiel about 70.5% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a '' Fachhochschule''). Castiel has an unemployment rate of 0.56%. , there were 20 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 8 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 4 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance
The archeological site of ''Carschlingg'', a prehistoric, late- Roman andEarly Middle Ages
The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century. They marked the start o ...
settlement is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.21.11.2008 version, accessed 27-Oct-2009.
References
External links
* {{Authority control Arosa Former municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden