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Tschappina is located in Switzerland
Tschappina
Tschappina
Location in Switzerland
Tschappina is located in Canton of Graubünden
Tschappina
Tschappina
Location in Canton of Graubünden
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Viamala
Area
 • Total 24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 134
 • Density 5.432/km2 (14.07/sq mi)
Postal code
7428
Surrounded by Flerden, Lohn, Mathon, Safien, Urmein

Tschappina is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Tschappina is first mentioned in 1396 as in Schipinen.

Geography

Tschappina has an area, as of 2006, of 24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi). Of this area, 42.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (30%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. It consists of scattered settlements over the upper Heinzenberg mountains, at an elevation of 1,384–1,846 meters (4,541–6,056 ft). It consists of the settlements of Unter- and Ober-Tschappina, Ober Gmeind, Usser and Inner Glas.

Demographics

Tschappina has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 134. As of 2008, 4.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -1.8%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 53.1% male and 46.9% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Tschappina is; 20 people or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 people or 9.3% are 10 to 14, and 7 people or 4.6% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 8 people or 5.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 21 people or 13.9% are 30 to 39, 24 people or 15.9% are 40 to 49, and 21 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 15 people or 9.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 10 people or 6.6% are 70 to 79, there are 10 people or 6.6% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (16.4%), the FDP (12.6%) and the CVP (9.3%).

In Tschappina about 71.6% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).

Tschappina has an unemployment rate of 0.39%. As of 2005, there were 54 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 19 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.

The historical population is given in the following table:

year population
1803 330
1850 251
1900 209
1950 209
2000 151

Languages

Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.0%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 0.7%).

Languages in Tschappina
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 151 96.79% 138 98.57% 148 98.01%
Romansh 3 1.92% 2 1.43% 2 1.32%
Population 156 100% 140 100% 151 100%

See also

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