Subject Name: | Conters im Prättigau |
Municipality Type: | municipality |
Imagepath Coa: | CHE Conters im Prättigau COA.svg |
Canton: | Graubünden |
Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
Coordinates: | 46.9°N 56°W |
Postal Code: | 7241 |
Municipality Code: | 3881 |
Area: | 18.40 |
Elevation: | 1110 |
Website: | www.conters.ch |
Mayor: | Andrea Nold |
Conters im Prättigau (Romansh: {{Audio|Roh-Cunter en il Partenz.ogg|Cunter en il Partenz) is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden.
Conters im Prättigau is first mentioned in 1290 as Cunters.
Conters im Prättigau has an area,, of 18.4km2. Of this area, 49.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Küblis sub-district of the Oberlandquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region.[1] It consists of the village of Conters im Prättigau and the hamlet of Brunnen between Conters and Küblis. Until 1961 Conters im Prättigau was known as Conters im Prätigau.[2]
Conters im Prättigau has a population (as of) of ., 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 13.2%. Most of the population speaks German (97.4%), with Romansh being second most common (1.0%) and Italian being third (0.5%).[3]
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.[4] The age distribution,, in Conters im Prättigau is; 20 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 24 teenagers or 12.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 19 people or 9.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 24 people or 12.4% are between 30 and 39, 28 people or 14.4% are between 40 and 49, and 29 people or 14.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 9.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 19 people or 9.8% are between 70 and 79, there are 10 people or 5.2% who are between 80 and 89 there are 2 people or 1.0% who are between 90 and 99.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 51.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (30.5%), the SP (13.2%) and the CVP (4.5%).[3]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Conters im Prättigau about 64% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Conters im Prättigau has an unemployment rate of 1.19%., there were 27 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 6 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 12 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:
year | population |
---|---|
1850 | 195 |
1900 | 184 |
1941 | 234 |
1950 | 219 |
1980 | 179 |
1990 | 201 |
2000 | 194 |