Ferrera
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| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Viamala |
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• Total | 75.46 km2 (29.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,316 m (4,318 ft) |
| Population (December 2020) | |
• Total | 79 |
| • Density | 1.0/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7444 |
| SFOS number | 3713 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Localities | Innerferrera, Ausserferrera |
| Surrounded by | Andeer, Avers, Madesimo (IT-SO), Mulegns, Piuro (IT-SO), Pignia, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Sufers |
| Website | www.ferrera.ch |
Ferrera is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of Innerferrera and Ausserferrera. Geographically, it covers the entire Ferrera valley.
Historical population
[edit | edit source]The combined historical population of the two municipalities is given in the following table:[1][2]
| year | population |
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| 1808 | 167 |
| 1850 | 273 |
| 1900 | 162 |
| 1950 | 145 |
| 1960 | 405a |
| 2000 | 96 |
- ^a Population increase due to construction of the dam at Valle di Lei
Languages
[edit | edit source]| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 79 | 69.30% | 75 | 75.76% | 90 | 91.84% |
| Romansh | 33 | 28.95% | 21 | 21.21% | 1 | 1.02% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 2.02% | 3 | 3.37% |
| Population | 114 | 100% | 99 | 100% | 98 | 100% |
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 29 | 58.00% | 28 | 58.33% | 44 | 93.62% |
| Romansh | 19 | 38.00% | 17 | 35.42% | 1 | 2.13% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 4.17% | 1 | 2.13% |
| Population | 50 | 100% | 48 | 100% | 47 | 100% |
| Languages | Census of 1980 | Census of 1990 | Census of 2000 | |||
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| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| German | 50 | 78.13% | 47 | 92.16% | 46 | 94.0% |
| Romansh | 14 | 21.88% | 4 | 7.84% | 2 | 6.0% |
| Population | 64 | 100% | 51 | 100% | 49 | 100% |
Weather
[edit | edit source]Innerferrera village in Ferrera has an average of 118.2 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,238 mm (48.7 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Innerferrera receives an average of 158 mm (6.2 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 13.3, but with only 141 mm (5.6 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 44 mm (1.7 in) of precipitation over 12.2 days.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Ausserferrera" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ^ "Innerferrera" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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External links
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- Official Web site
- Jürg Simonett: "Ausserferrera" in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 11 February 2005.
- Jürg Simonett: "Innerferrera" in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 19 January 2007.
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