Praden

Praden
Former municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Praden
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Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°34′E / 46.817°N 9.567°E / 46.817; 9.567
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Plessur
Area
• Total	640 km2 (250 sq mi)
Elevation	1,161 m (3,809 ft)
Population  (December 2008)
• Total	109
• Density	0.17/km2 (0.44/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7063
SFOS number	3914
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Calfreisen, Castiel, Churwalden, Lüen, Maladers, Tschiertschen
Website	www.praden.ch SFSO statistics

Praden (Romansh: Prada) is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.^[1]

Praden is first mentioned in 1157 as de Pradis.^[2]

Praden has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi). Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-arable (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[3]

The village is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of 1,100 m (3,600 ft) and 1,250 m (4,100 ft) respectively. In 2009 Praden merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden.

Praden had a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 109, of which 8.3% are foreign nationals.^[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -14.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.0%), with French being second most common ( 1.0%) and Romansh being third ( 1.0%).^[3]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.^[5] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Praden is; 11 children or 10.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 14 teenagers or 13.9% are 10 to 14, and 7 teenagers or 6.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 9 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 16 people or 15.8% are 30 to 39, 21 people or 20.8% are 40 to 49, and 14 people or 13.9% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 4 people or 4.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 3 people or 3.0% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 2.0% who are 80 to 89.^[4]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SP which received 60% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (28.4%), the FDP (10.5%) and the CVP (1.1%).^[3]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Praden about 89.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).^[3]

Praden has an unemployment rate of 0.96%. As of 2005^[update], there were 8 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 1 person is employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 14 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.^[3]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[2]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Praden.

• Official website (in German)
• Praden in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.