Mundaun is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Flond and Surcuolm . On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun .
17-506: Mundaun had a combined area, as of 2006, of 8.6 km (3.3 sq mi). Of this area, 60.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Lugnez sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on
34-453: Is 24 people or 7.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 28 people or 9.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 4.2% who are between 80 and 89. The historical population is given in the following table: Obersaxen Obersaxen ( Romansh : Sursaissa ) is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . On 1 January 2016
51-555: Is notable as the first black Swiss national councillor. 23 incumbents did not get re-elected and lost their mandate, among them Zürich right wing politician Ulrich Schlüer (SVP). The turnout of the election was 48,9% a rise of 3,7% from the previous elections in 2003. Contrary to the developments in the National Council, the Council of States remains dominated by the traditional centrist parties FDP and CVP. Robert Cramer (Geneva)
68-677: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 49.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (25.8%), the FDP (12%) and the SP (11.4%). In Obersaxen about 64.9% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Obersaxen has an unemployment rate of 0.71%. As of 2005 , there were 98 people employed in
85-982: The Christian right Federal Democratic Union and the regional Ticino League respectively. The left-wing parties won 65 seats, with 43 of the Social Democrats, 20 of the Green party, and the Christian-left Christian Social Party and the far-left Labour Party with a single seat each. The centrist parties won 71 seats, with the CVP and the centre-right FDP each having won 31 seats, and the remaining 9 seats won by minor parties: Liberals, 4 seats; Green Liberals, 3 seats; Evangelical People's Party, 2 seats. 59 of 200 seats (29.5%) were won by women, as compared to 50 in 2003. Ricardo Lumengo (Social Democrats, born in Angola )
102-761: The Obersaxen high plateau south of the Vorderrhein river. Mundaun has a population (as of 2014) of 301, of which 6.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Mundaun is; 43 children or 13.9% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 44 teenagers or 14.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 29 people or 9.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 49 people or 15.9% are between 30 and 39, 45 people or 14.6% are between 40 and 49, and 34 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution
119-410: The primary economic sector and about 47 businesses involved in this sector. 81 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 171 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 42 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: Obersaxen is a relatively large, but not particularly well-known ski resort . Despite
136-598: The Council of States for that term of service were elected at an earlier date. On 12 December 2007, the newly elected legislature elected the Swiss federal government, the Swiss Federal Council , for a four-year-term. The results reflected yet another rise in support for the strongest party, the right-wing populist Swiss People's Party , at 29% of the popular vote, and the growth of the Green and Green Liberal parties at
153-591: The central village of Meierhof . The municipal coat of arms ' blazon is Per pale Gules a Key Or and Azure two Bars Argent. The right half of the coat of arms comes from the seal of the Freiherr of Rhäzüns , who acquired rights in Obersaxen through the Walser immigration. The key is a symbol of Saint Peter which was on the 14th Century village seal. Obersaxen had a population (as of 2014) of 838. As of 2008 , 6.6% of
170-563: The expense of the Social Democrats . The Swiss People's Party successfully came out of the election as the strongest party, rising another 2.3% to 29.0% of the popular vote. Among the left-wing parties, support of the Social Democrats eroded to the benefit of the Green and Green Liberal parties. The right-wing parties won 64 seats made up of the SVP with 62 seats and a single seat of
187-539: The fact that it's quite close to the internationally popular resort of Flims-Laax , it is quite popular among locals and others who are "in-the-know", due to the quality of skiing and lack of the large crowds that are to be found in Flims. Obersaxen is also home to 2010 overall alpine skiing World Cup & Olympic champion Carlo Janka . 2007 Swiss federal election Elections to the Swiss Federal Assembly ,
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#1732863144681204-549: The federal parliament of Switzerland , were held on Sunday, 21 October 2007. In a few cantons, a second round of the elections to the Council of States was held on 11 November, 18 November, and 25 November 2007. For the 48th legislative term of the federal parliament (2007–2011), voters in 26 cantons elected all 200 members of the National Council as well as 43 out of 46 members of the Council of States . The other three members of
221-402: The former municipalities of Obersaxen and Mundaun merged to form the new municipality of Obersaxen Mundaun . Obersaxen is first mentioned in 765 as Supersaxa though this is from a copy which dates from later. In 956 it was mentioned as Supersaxa , and in 1227 as Ubersahse . The current settlement was founded in the thirteenth century, when a group of German -speaking Walser settled
238-458: The plateau. Right in the heart of the mainly Romansh -speaking Surselva (which encompasses the valley of the Vorderrhein , along with all of its side valleys, among others the Val Lumnezia ), Obersaxen is an island of German-speakers. Obersaxen had an area, as of 2006 , of 61.5 km (23.7 sq mi). Of this area, 54.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.4% is forested. Of
255-589: The population are between 0 and 9 years old and 108 teenagers or 13.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 65 people or 8.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 130 people or 16.7% are between 30 and 39, 131 people or 16.8% are between 40 and 49, and 92 people or 11.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 70 people or 9.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 62 people or 8.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 31 people or 4.0% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 2 people or 0.3% who are between 90 and 99. In
272-504: The population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -4.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (89.3%), with Romansh being second most common (5.0%) and Portuguese being third (3.7%). The language spoken here is a very distinctive form of Swiss German . As of 2000 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2000 , in Obersaxen is; 88 children or 11.3% of
289-501: The rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Rueun sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located on the northern face of the Mundaun mountain chain, on the right side of the Rhine valley. It consists of 28 settlements which are divided into five Pirten around
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