Madulain
Encyclopedia
Madulain is a municipality
in the district of Maloja
in the Swiss
canton
of Graubünden
.
The municipality is located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district. It is the smallest of the eleven municipalities in the district. It is located in the upper Engadin
valley between La Punt-Chamues-ch
and Zuoz
about 15 minutes from St. Moritz
on the Inn River
. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square)of Madulain on the Inn at an elevation of 1684 m (5,524.9 ft). Until 1943 Madulain was known as Madulein.
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The age distribution, , in Madulain is; 22 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 11 teenagers or 6.1% are 10 to 14, and 8 teenagers or 4.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 16.1% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 30 people or 16.7% are 30 to 39, 27 people or 15.0% are 40 to 49, and 22 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 10.6% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 5.6% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 1.1% who are 80 to 89.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 38.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
(37%), the FDP
(12.2%) and the CVP
(10.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Madulain about 71.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
).
Madulain has an unemployment rate of 1.04%. , there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 37 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 19 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Romansh dialect of Puter, though until the early 19th Century the entire village spoke it. Due to increasing trade with the outside world, Romansh usage began to decline. In 1880 about 69% spoke Romansh as a first language, while in 1900 it was only 55% and by 1910 there were 36 Romansh native speakers and 47 German native speakers. However, during World War II
the majority language switched several times. In 1941 the village was 50% Romansh speaking. By 1970 German was again the majority. In 1990 there were 50.8% of the population that could understand Romansh and in Jahr 2000 a total of 43% could understand it.
Municipalities of Switzerland
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in the district of Maloja
Maloja (district)
Maloja District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of and has a population of . It is trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German, Italian, and Romansh.It consists of two...
in the Swiss
Switzerland
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canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
.
Geography
Madulain has an area, , of 16.4 km² (6.3 sq mi). Of this area, 33.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 14.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (49.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The municipality is located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district. It is the smallest of the eleven municipalities in the district. It is located in the upper Engadin
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
valley between La Punt-Chamues-ch
La Punt-Chamues-ch
La Punt - Chamues-ch is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:La Punt-Chamues-ch is first mentioned around 1137-39 as Campolovasto. In 1244 it was mentioned as Ponte.-Geography:...
and Zuoz
Zuoz
Zuoz is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:Zuoz is first mentioned about 840 as Zuzes. Historically, Zuoz was the political center of the upper Engadin. It was the seat of the local bishop. But, it has long ago been supplanted by other Engadin...
about 15 minutes from St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
on the Inn River
Inn River
The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres.- Geography :...
. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square)of Madulain on the Inn at an elevation of 1684 m (5,524.9 ft). Until 1943 Madulain was known as Madulein.
Demographics
Madulain has a population (as of ) of . , 24.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.6%., the gender distribution of the population was 49.2% male and 50.8% female. The age distribution, , in Madulain is; 22 children or 12.2% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 11 teenagers or 6.1% are 10 to 14, and 8 teenagers or 4.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 16.1% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 30 people or 16.7% are 30 to 39, 27 people or 15.0% are 40 to 49, and 22 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 10.6% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 10 people or 5.6% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 1.1% who are 80 to 89.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
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the most popular party was the SVP
Swiss People's Party
The Swiss People's Party , also known as the Democratic Union of the Centre , is a conservative political party in Switzerland. Chaired by Toni Brunner, but spearheaded by Christoph Blocher, the party is the largest party in the Federal Assembly, with 58 members of the National Council and 6 of...
which received 38.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(37%), the FDP
Free Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Free Democratic Party was a classical liberal political party in Switzerland. It was one of the major parties in Switzerland until its merger with the smaller classical liberal Liberal Party, to form FDP.The Liberals on 1 January 2009....
(12.2%) and the CVP
Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland
The Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland is a Christian democratic political party in Switzerland. It is the fourth-largest party in the National Council, with 31 seats, and the largest in the Council of States, with 15 seats. It has one seat, that of Doris Leuthard, on the Swiss...
(10.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Madulain about 71.2% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
).
Madulain has an unemployment rate of 1.04%. , there were 23 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 7 businesses involved in this sector. 37 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 19 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1806 | 93 |
| 1850 | 63 |
| 1900 | 54 |
| 1950 | 77 |
| 1980 | 94 |
| 2000 | 180 |
Languages
Most of the population speaks German (53.9%), with Romansh being second most common (22.2%) and Italian being third (17.2%). Currently, a minority of the population spokes the Upper-EngadinEngadin
The Engadin or Engadine is a long valley in the Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast Switzerland. It follows the route of the Inn River from its headwaters at Maloja Pass running northeast until the Inn flows into Austria one hundred kilometers downstream...
Romansh dialect of Puter, though until the early 19th Century the entire village spoke it. Due to increasing trade with the outside world, Romansh usage began to decline. In 1880 about 69% spoke Romansh as a first language, while in 1900 it was only 55% and by 1910 there were 36 Romansh native speakers and 47 German native speakers. However, during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the majority language switched several times. In 1941 the village was 50% Romansh speaking. By 1970 German was again the majority. In 1990 there were 50.8% of the population that could understand Romansh and in Jahr 2000 a total of 43% could understand it.
| Languages in Madulain | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... |
42 | 44.68 % | 48 | 40.00 % | 97 | 53.89 % |
| Romansh | 35 | 37.23 % | 33 | 27.50 % | 40 | 22.22 % |
| Italian Italian language Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia... |
15 | 15.96 % | 28 | 23.33 % | 31 | 17.22 % |
| Population | 94 | 100 % | 120 | 100 % | 180 | 100 % |