Casti-Wergenstein

Casti-Wergenstein

Casti
Casti-Wergenstein
Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°25′E / 46.617°N 9.417°E / 46.617; 9.417Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°25′E / 46.617°N 9.417°E / 46.617; 9.417
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Hinterrhein
Government
  Mayor Casper Nicca
Area[1]
  Total 25.62 km2 (9.89 sq mi)
Elevation 1,489 m (4,885 ft)
Population (Dec 2015[2])
  Total 52
  Density 2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Postal code 7433
SFOS number 3703
Surrounded by Andeer, Clugin, Donat, Mathon, Safien, Sufers
Website http://www.casti-vargistagn.ch
SFSO statistics

Casti-Wergenstein or Casti-Vargistagn is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Casti-Wergenstein was created in 1923 through the union of the formerly independent municipalities of Casti and Wergenstein.[3]

Casti is first mentioned in 1204 as ad Castellum.[4] Wergenstein is first mentioned in 1219 as Vergasteno.[5]

Geography

Casti village church
Wergenstein village church

Casti-Wergenstein has an area, as of 2006, of 25.6 km2 (9.9 sq mi). Of this area, 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (39%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[6]

The municipality is located in the Schams sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district.

Demographics

Casti-Wergenstein has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 52.[2] As of 2008, 5.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 36.4%.

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 55.0% male and 45.0% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Casti-Wergenstein is; 8 people or 14.3% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 8 people or 14.3% are 10 to 14, and 5 people or 8.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 5 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 7 people or 12.5% are 30 to 39, 10 people or 17.9% are 40 to 49, and 2 people or 3.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 3 people or 5.4% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 3 people or 5.4% are 70 to 79, there are 3 people or 5.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 2 people or 3.6% who are 90 to 99.[8]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 46.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (29.6%), the CVP (12.6%) and the FDP (4.4%).[6]

In Casti-Wergenstein about 82.6% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[6]

Casti-Wergenstein has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005, there were 12 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 5 businesses involved in this sector. No one is employed in the secondary sector and there are no businesses in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 3 businesses in this sector.[6]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3]

Year Population
1850 95a
1900 45a
1920 43a
1930 40
1950 52
1970 36
2000 56
^a Combined populations of Casti and Wergenstein.

Languages

The municipality was once exclusively Romansh-speaking, using the Sursilvan dialect. However, since World War I, German has grown to the point that it is about evenly divided between Romansh-speaking and German-speaking population. Both are used as official languages in the municipality. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (55.4%), with German being second most common (42.9%) and Italian being third ( 1.8%).[6]

Languages in Casti-Wergenstein
Language Census of 1980 Census of 1990 Census of 2000
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
German 7 19.44% 14 32.56% 24 42.86%
Romansh 29 80.56% 29 67.44% 31 55.36%
Italian 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 1 1.79%
Population 36 100% 43 100% 56 100%

References

  1. Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (German) accessed 30 August 2016
  3. 1 2 Casti-Wergenstein in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. Casti in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. Wergenstein in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. accessed 06-Oct-2009
  7. Graubunden in Numbers Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. (German) accessed 21 September 2009
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