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22-424: Localities in the municipality of S-chanf include Susauna, Chapella and Cinuos-chel . S-chanf is first mentioned around 1137–1139 as Scaneves . In 1356 it was mentioned as Scanevo . The German Scanfs was official until 1943. Chapella is the site of a chapel mentioned in 1209. Susauna is mentioned as Sauzana in 1285. S-chanf has an area, as of 2006, of 138 km (53 sq mi). Of this area, 23.7%

44-414: A paler color, while those sometimes found in well- forested regions tend to be darker. Marmots are the heaviest members of the squirrel family. Total length varies typically from about 42 to 72 cm (17 to 28 in) and body mass averages about 2 kg ( 4 + 1 ⁄ 2  lb) in spring in the smaller species and 8 kg (18 lb) in autumn, at times exceeding 11 kg (24 lb), in

66-530: A population (as of 31 December 2020) of 697. As of 2008, 11.4% of the population were foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 7.5% per annum. As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.7% male and 49.3% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in S-chanf was 66 children, or 10.6% of the population, between 0 and 9 years old; 46 teenagers, or 7.4%, between 10 and 14; and 46 teenagers, or 7.4%, between 15 and 19. Of

88-520: A railway station in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Marmot 15, see text Marmots are large ground squirrels in the genus Marmota , with 15 species living in Asia, Europe, and North America. These herbivores are active during the summer, when they can often be found in groups, but are not seen during the winter, when they hibernate underground. They are

110-640: A total length as the Olympic species. In the traditional definition of hibernation , the largest marmots are considered the largest "true hibernators" (since larger "hibernators" such as bears do not have the same physiological characteristics as obligate hibernating animals such as assorted rodents , bats and insectivores ). Some species live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps , northern Apennines , Carpathians , Tatras , and Pyrenees in Europe; northwestern Asia;

132-522: A youth center in 1967. The chapel at Susauna dates to 1696, which had its own pastors from 1723 to 1834. It was abandoned in the 20th century and is now inhabited only seasonally . The municipality has two railway stations: S-chanf and Cinuos-chel-Brail . Both are located on the Bever–Scuol-Tarasp line and have regular service to St. Moritz , Landquart , Scuol-Tarasp , and Pontresina . Cinuos-chel Cinuos-chel-Brail railway station

154-568: Is a railway station in the municipality of S-chanf , in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It is located on the 1,000 mm ( 3 ft  3 + 3 ⁄ 8  in ) metre gauge Bever–Scuol-Tarasp line of the Rhaetian Railway . Hourly services operate on this line. As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Cinuos-chel-Brail: This article about

176-889: Is one of the pedestrian gateways into the Swiss National Park , as it is near the confluence of the Val Trupchun, a pedestrian only area of the park, and the Engadin . In the park, early risers may spot marmots and, high on the mountains, Steinbok (ibex). It has at least two hotels: the Aurora and the Scaletta. S-chanf is the final destination of the " Engadin Skimarathon ", a popular cross country ski race over marathon distance, which starts in Maloja . The twin homes and barn at Nrs. 216/217 and

198-669: Is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is nonproductive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Oberengadin subdistrict of the Maloja district along the Inn river and at the mouth of the Casanna pass. After 2017 it is part of the Maloja Region . It consists of

220-675: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP , which received 44.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (24.5%), the SP (23.8%), and the CVP (5.4%). In S-chanf about 67% of the population (between ages 25 and 64) have completed either nonmandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). S-chanf has an unemployment rate of 1.49%. As of 2005, there were 45 people employed in

242-922: The Rocky Mountains , Black Hills , the Cascade and Pacific Ranges , and the Sierra Nevada in North America; and the Deosai Plateau in Pakistan and Ladakh in India. Other species prefer rough grassland and can be found widely across North America and the Eurasian Steppe . The slightly smaller and more social prairie dog is not classified in the genus Marmota , but in the related genus Cynomys . Marmots typically live in burrows (often within rockpiles, particularly in

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264-434: The linear village of S-chanf with the sections of Cinuos-chel and Susauna. The village's elevation is 1,662 meters (5,453 ft). Susauna is a hamlet on the territory of S-chanf municipality, situated on the road to Scaletta Pass , a historic international trading route. In 1850, S-chanf had a population of 439, all Romansh speaking. The population declined to 402 by 1900 and rose again to 460 by 1950. S-chanf has

286-487: The primary (extraction) economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector; 51 people employed in the secondary (manufacturing) sector , with 6 businesses; and 119 people employed in the tertiary (service) sector , with 32 businesses. The historical population is given in the following table: Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks Romansh (51.8%), with German being second most common (37.3%) and Italian being third (5.6%). The population speaks either

308-538: The Upper- Engadin Romansh dialect of Puter or a Bündner variety of Alemannic German . About 68% of the population could understand Romansh at least passively. Until the mid-19th century, all residents of the village spoke Romansh, but due to increasing trade with the outside world, its usage began to decline. In 1880 about 86% spoke Romansh as a first language; in 1910, 92%; and in 1941, 81%. By 1970 this figure had dropped to 65% and, by 2000, to 52%. S-chanf

330-465: The adult population, 74 people, or 11.9% of the population, were between 20 and 29 years old; 119 people, or 19.2%, were between 30 and 39; 82 people, or 13.2%, were between 40 and 49; and 73 people, or 11.8%, were between 50 and 59. The senior-population distribution was 43 people, or 6.9% of the population, between 60 and 69 years old; 47 people, or 7.6%, between 70 and 79; 21 people, or 3.4%, between 80 and 89; and 3 people, or 0.5%, between 90 and 99. In

352-402: The case of the yellow-bellied marmot ), and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed. Marmots mainly eat greens and many types of grasses , berries , lichens , mosses , roots , and flowers . The following is a list of all Marmota species recognized by Thorington and Hoffman plus

374-440: The heaviest members of the squirrel family. Marmots are large rodents with characteristically short but robust legs, enlarged claws which are well adapted to digging, stout bodies, and large heads and incisors to quickly process a variety of vegetation. While most species are various forms of earthen-hued brown, marmots vary in fur coloration based roughly on their surroundings. Species in more open habitat are more likely to have

396-457: The home with barn at Nr. 107 are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . S-chanf is the home to a base of the Swiss Air Force , which maintains one of its antiaircraft target shooting ranges (serving also as finish area of the "Engadine Ski Marathon") in that area. The hospice at La Chapella dates to about 1250. It was abandoned in the late 18th century, and re-opened as

418-598: The larger species. The largest and smallest species are not clearly known. In North America, on the basis of mean linear dimensions and body masses through the year, the smallest species appears to be the Alaska marmot and the largest is the Olympic marmot . Some species, such as the Himalayan marmot and Tarbagan marmot in Asia, appear to attain roughly similar body masses to the Olympic marmot, but are not known to reach as high

440-510: The recently defined M. kastschenkoi . They divide marmots into two subgenera . Some extinct species of marmots are recognized from the fossil record, for example: Marmots have been known since antiquity. Research by the French ethnologist Michel Peissel claimed the story of the " Gold-digging ant " reported by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus , who lived in the fifth century BCE,

462-517: Was founded on the golden Himalayan marmot of the Deosai Plateau and the habit of local tribes such as the Brokpa to collect the gold dust excavated from their burrows. Some historians believe that Strabo 's λέων μύρμηξ and Agatharchides 's μυρμηκολέων , most probably are the marmot. An anatomically accurate image of a marmot was printed and distributed as early as 1605 by Jacopo Ligozzi , who

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484-462: Was noted for his images of flora and fauna. The etymology of the term "marmot" is uncertain. It may have arisen from the Gallo-Romance prefix marm- , meaning to mumble or murmur (an example of onomatopoeia ). Another possible origin is postclassical Latin , mus montanus , meaning "mountain mouse". Beginning in 2010, Alaska celebrates February 2 as " Marmot Day ", a holiday intended to observe

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