Morissen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Morissen
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Morissen Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Morissen Location in Canton of Graubünden Show map of Canton of Graubünden
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Surselva
Area
• Total	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation	1,337 m (4,386 ft)
Population  (Dec 2011)
• Total	223
• Density	39.1/km2 (101.3/sq mi)
Postal code	7143
Surrounded by	Cumbel, Luven, Surcuolm, Vella

Morissen (called Murissen in the local Romansh language) was once a small town, known as a municipality, in Switzerland. It was located in the canton of Graubünden, which is like a state or region.

On January 1, 2013, Morissen joined with several other nearby towns. These towns were Cumbel, Degen, Lumbrein, Suraua, Vignogn, Vella, and Vrin. Together, they formed a new, larger municipality called Lumnezia.

History of Morissen

Morissen is a very old place! It was first mentioned in official records way back in the year 1210. At that time, its name was written as Mureizens.

Morissen's Coat of Arms

The coat of arms for Morissen is red and features three golden scallop shells. These shells are a special symbol. They represent Saint James the Elder, who is the patron saint of the village church. A patron saint is like a special protector or guardian for a place.

Geography and Land Use

Val Lumnezia, looking north from Morissen

Morissen covered an area of about 5.7 square kilometers (which is about 2.2 square miles).

Most of this land, about 86.8%, was used for agriculture, like farming. About 6.2% of the area was covered by forests. A smaller part, 3.7%, had buildings or roads on it. The rest, about 3.3%, was made up of things like rivers or mountains that aren't used for farming or building.

The former town was located in the Lugnez area of the Surselva district. It sat at the southern base of a mountain called Piz Mundaun, and it was above the main road of the Lugnez valley.

People and Population

As of 2011, Morissen had a population of 223 people. Over the ten years before that, the number of people living there went down by about 10.3%.

Most people in Morissen speak Romansh, which is a local language (about 91.5% of the population). The next most common language is German (6.6%), and a small number of people speak English (0.9%).

In the year 2000, the population was split evenly between males and females, with 50% of each.

When it comes to education, about 59.9% of the adults in Morissen (aged 25-64) had completed either a non-mandatory upper secondary education or a higher education, like university.

Morissen had a very low unemployment rate, only 0.32%. This means almost everyone who wanted a job had one.

In 2005, many people worked in the primary economic sector, which includes farming. There were 44 people working in this area, with 18 businesses. A few people worked in the secondary sector (like manufacturing), with 5 people and 3 businesses. The tertiary sector (services like shops or tourism) had 8 people working in 4 businesses.

Here's how the population of Morissen has changed over time: