Samedan

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Samedan
Coat of arms of Samedan
Coat of arms
Location of Samedan
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictMaloja
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Jon Fadri Huder
(as of 2008)
Area
 • Total113.80 km2 (43.94 sq mi)
Elevation
1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,924
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7503
SFOS number3786
Surrounded byBergün/Bravuogn, Bever, Celerina/Schlarigna, Lanzada (IT-SO), La Punt-Chamues-ch, Pontresina, St. Moritz, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Silvaplana
Twin townsLe Mont-sur-Lausanne (Switzerland)
Websitewww.samedan.ch
SFSO statistics

Samedan is a municipality of the district Maloja in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Engadin Airport is in the municipality.

Samedan Airport

Languages[change | change source]

Languages of Samedan[3]
Languages Census 1970 Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 1,096 42.6% 1,140 44.7% 1,567 54.5% 1,886 61.5%
Romansh 791 30.7% 841 32.9% 649 22.6% 511 16.7%
Italian 561 21.8% 451 17.7% 476 16.6% 458 14.9%
Total 2,574 100% 2,553 100% 2,875 100% 3,069 100%

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Wohnbevölkerung am wirtschaftlichen Wohnsitz nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Hauptsprache und Nationalität, 1970-2000[permanent dead link] (in German) accessed 6 September 2016

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