St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and Peist merged into the municipality of Arosa.[1]
St. Peter-Pagig | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of St. Peter-Pagig  | |
  St. Peter-Pagig  St. Peter-Pagig | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°38′E / 46.833°N 9.633°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Plessur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 688 m (2,257 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2010) | |
| • Total | 214 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pagig, St. Peter |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7028 St. Peter GR |
| SFOS number | 3931 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Surrounded by | Castiel, Furna, Lüen, Molinis, Peist, Trimmis |
| Website | SFSO statistics |
Geography
editBefore the merger, St. Peter-Pagig had a total area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi).[2]
The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg valley.
On the border with the municipality of Molinis is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.
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St Peter village -
Pagig village
Demographics
editSt. Peter-Pagig had a population (as of 2010) of 214.[2]
St. Peter had a population (as of 2008[update]) of 241.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[4][5]
| year | population |
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| 1808 | 272 |
| 1900 | 203 |
| 1950 | 240 |
| 2000 | 232 |
References
edit- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11 February 2013
- ^ Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ^ St. Peter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ Pagig in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
External links
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- Sankt Peter-Pagig in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Martin Bundi: Pagig in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Jürg Simonett: Sankt Peter (GR) in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.