Schmitten (Grisons)

Geschichte

Schmitten is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.HistorySchmitten is first mentioned in 1447 as Schmiten.GeographySchmitten has an area, of 11.3km2. Of this area, 25.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 57.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (16.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Belfort sub-district of the Albula District, after 2017 it was part of the Albula Region. It consists of the linear village of Schmitten which is located at an elevation of 1280m on the right side of the Albula valley.DemographicsSchmitten has a population of., 10.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.6%. , the gender distribution of the population was 50.7% male and 49.3% female. The age distribution, in Schmitten is; 66 people or 10.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 46 people or 7.4% are 10 to 14, and 46 people or 7.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 74 people or 11.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 119 people or 19.2% are 30 to 39, 82 people or 13.2% are 40 to 49, and 73 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 6.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 47 people or 7.6% are 70 to 79, there are 21 people or 3.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.