Ferrera, Switzerland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ferrera
Coat of arms
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Hinterrhein
Area
• Total	75.45 km2 (29.13 sq mi)
Elevation	1,316 m (4,318 ft)
Population  (Dec 2015 )
• Total	84
• Density	1.113/km2 (2.883/sq mi)
Postal code	7444
Localities	Innerferrera, Ausserferrera
Surrounded by	Andeer, Avers, Madesimo (IT-SO), Mulegns, Piuro (IT-SO), Pignia, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Sufers

Ferrera is a municipality of the district of Hinterrhein in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

History

It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of Ausserferrera and Innerferrera.

Villages

• Ausserferrera
• Innerferrera

Languages

Languages in Ferrera
Languages	Census of 1980		Census of 1990		Census of 2000
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
German	79	69.30%	75	75.76%	90	91.84%
Romansh	33	28.95%	21	21.21%	1	1.02%
Italian	0	0.00%	2	2.02%	3	3.37%
Population	114	100%	99	100%	98	100%

Languages in Ausserferrera
Languages	Census of 1980		Census of 1990		Census of 2000
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
German	29	58.00%	28	58.33%	44	93.62%
Romansh	19	38.00%	17	35.42%	1	2.13%
Italian	0	0.00%	2	4.17%	1	2.13%
Population	50	100%	48	100%	47	100%

Languages in Innerferrera
Languages	Census of 1980		Census of 1990		Census of 2000
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
German	50	78.13%	47	92.16%	46	94.0%
Romansh	14	21.88%	4	7.84%	2	6.0%
Population	64	100%	51	100%	49	100%

Gallery

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  Ausserferrera

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  Innerferrera