S-chanf (Grisons)

Geschichte

S-chanf is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Localities in S-chanf municipality include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel.NameS-chanf is first mentioned around 1137-39 as Scaneves. In 1356 it was mentioned as Scanevo. The Romansh name S-chanf is pronounced. The German Scanfs was official until 1943. Chapella is the site of a chapel mentioned in 1209. Susauna is mentioned as Sauzana in 1285.GeographyS-chanf has an area, of 138km2. Of this area, 23.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district along the Inn river and at the mouth of the Casanna pass. After 2017 it was part of the Maloja Region. It consists of the linear village of S-chanf with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village elevation is 1662m.Susauna is a hamlet on the territory of S-chanf municipality, situated on the road to Scaletta Pass, a historic international trading route.DemographicsIn 1850, S-chanf had a population of 439, all of them Romansh speaking. Population declined to 402 by 1900, and rose again to 460 by 1950. S-chanf has a population of. As of 2008, 11.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.5% per annum.