| Subject Name: | Praden |
| Municipality Type: | former |
| Canton: | Graubünden |
| Iso-Code-Region: | CH-GR |
| Coordinates: | 46.8167°N 43°W |
| Postal Code: | 7063 |
| Municipality Code: | 3914 |
| Area: | 6.42 |
| Elevation: | 1161 |
| Population: | 109 |
| Populationof: | December 2008 |
| Popofyear: | 2008 |
| Website: | www.praden.ch |
Praden (Romansh: Prada) is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.[1]
Praden is first mentioned in 1157 as de Pradis.
Praden has an area,, of 6.4km2. Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-arable (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The village is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of 1100m (3,600feet) and 1250m (4,100feet) respectively. In 2009 Praden merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden.
Praden had a population of 109, of which 8.3% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.5%. Most of the population speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common (1.0%) and Romansh being third (1.0%).[2]
, the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.[3] The age distribution,, in Praden is; 11 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 13.9% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 15.8% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 20.8% are 40 to 49, and 14 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 3.0% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 60% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.4%), the FDP (10.5%) and the CVP (1.1%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Praden about 89.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Praden has an unemployment rate of 0.96%., there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1803 | 150 |
| 1850 | 144 |
| 1900 | 131 |
| 1950 | 98 |
| 1980 | 51 |
| 2000 | 101 |