St. Peter, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
St. Peter is a village in the district of Plessur
in the canton
of Graubünden
, Switzerland
. An independent municipality
before, it merged on 1 January 2008 with neighboring Pagig
to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig
.
. The village church is first mentioned in 831. The church and the village section of Laeschgas belonged to Pfäfers Abbey
.
The village is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district in the northern slope of the mid-Schanfigg at an elevation of 1160 m (3,805.8 ft). It consists of the village of St. Peter which is made up of two sections. In 2008 St. Peter merged with Pagig
to from St. Peter-Pagig
.
Nearby is the Sankt Peter-Molinis
railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line, which also serves Molinis
.
, the gender distribution of the population was 54.2% male and 45.8% female. The age distribution, , in St. Peter is; 7 children or 4.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 16 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 8.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 15 people or 9.7% are between 30 and 39, 25 people or 16.2% are between 40 and 49, and 26 people or 16.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 27 people or 17.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 12.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.6% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 1.3% who are between 90 and 99.
In the 2007 federal election
the most popular party was the SVP
which received 67.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP
(13.5%), the SP
(9.3%) and the CVP
(4.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In St. Peter about 67% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule
).
St. Peter has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Plessur (district)
Plessur District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of and has a population of . The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it....
in the 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...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. An independent municipality
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
before, it merged on 1 January 2008 with neighboring Pagig
Pagig
Pagig is a village in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring St. Peter to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.-History:...
to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig.-Demographics:It has a population of .-Geography:St...
.
History
St. Peter is first referred to as a village in the late Middle AgesLate Middle Ages
The Late Middle Ages was the period of European history generally comprising the 14th to the 16th century . The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern era ....
. The village church is first mentioned in 831. The church and the village section of Laeschgas belonged to Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey , also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a mountain, was a Benedictine monastery in Pfäfers near Bad Ragaz, in the canton of St...
.
Geography
St. Peter has an area, , of 6.9 km² (2.7 sq mi). Of this area, 61% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).The village is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district in the northern slope of the mid-Schanfigg at an elevation of 1160 m (3,805.8 ft). It consists of the village of St. Peter which is made up of two sections. In 2008 St. Peter merged with Pagig
Pagig
Pagig is a village in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. An independent municipality before, it merged on January 1, 2008 with neighboring St. Peter to form the municipality of St. Peter-Pagig.-History:...
to from St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig.-Demographics:It has a population of .-Geography:St...
.
Nearby is the Sankt Peter-Molinis
Sankt Peter-Molinis (Rhaetian Railway station)
Sankt Peter-Molinis is a railway station on the Chur-Arosa line of the Rhaetian Railway . It is situated between Molinis and Sankt Peter, though slightly nearer to Molinis, and straddles the border of the municipalities of Molinis and St...
railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line, which also serves Molinis
Molinis
Molinis is a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Molinis is first mentioned in 1335 as Mulina. Formerly, in Romansh, it was known as Molinas.-Geography:...
.
Demographics
St. Peter has a population of 168, of which 15.5% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.4%. Most of the population speaks German (95.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.6%) and French being third ( 0.6%)., the gender distribution of the population was 54.2% male and 45.8% female. The age distribution, , in St. Peter is; 7 children or 4.5% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 16 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 13 people or 8.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 15 people or 9.7% are between 30 and 39, 25 people or 16.2% are between 40 and 49, and 26 people or 16.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 27 people or 17.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 12.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 4 people or 2.6% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 1.3% who are between 90 and 99.
In the 2007 federal election
Swiss federal election, 2007
Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly, the federal parliament of Switzerland, were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007...
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 67.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were 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....
(13.5%), the SP
Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland is the largest centre-left political party in Switzerland....
(9.3%) 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...
(4.2%).
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In St. Peter about 67% 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...
).
St. Peter has an unemployment rate of 0.43%. , there were 6 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 2 businesses involved in this sector. 14 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 18 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 9 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1808 | 197 |
| 1850 | 108 |
| 1900 | 115 |
| 1950 | 161 |
| 2000 | 154 |