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Location of Scuol
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Inn | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 438.63 km2 (169.36 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,290 m (4,230 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2014[2]) | ||
| • Total | 2,351 | |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7550 | |
| SFOS number | 3762 | |
| Surrounded by | Ftan, Mals (IT-BZ), Sent, Tarasp, Tschierv, Taufers im Münstertal (IT-BZ), Valchava | |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
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Scuol (pronounced [ˈʃkwol]) is a municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The official language in Scuol is Romansh.
Contents
Name
The official name has undergone several changes in the 20th century:
- Until 1943, the official name of the municipality was Schuls.
- In 1943, it was changed to Bad Scuol/Schuls.
- In 1970 Schuls was dropped as an official name, leaving only Bad Scuol.
- In 1999 Bad was dropped, leaving today's name, Scuol.
History
Scuol is first mentioned in 1095 as Schulles.[3]
The Neo-Renaissance style Grand Hotel Waldhaus Vulpera in Scuol-Tarasp with Sgraffito-Elements was opened on 8 June 1897 and was one of the first addresses in the Swiss Alps and was a major Belle Époque monument in Europe.
Geography
Scuol has an area, as of 2006[update], of 144.1 km2 (55.6 sq mi). Of this area, 28% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (45.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4] The whole southern face towards Piz Champatsch on 2785 meters is being used as a skiing area called "Motta Naluns", named after a place north of Scuol. The resort has 80 kilometers of slopes and 12 lifts (aerial cableway/ chair lifts / drag lifts).
The municipality is the capital of the Inn district and is located in the Suot Tasna sub-district. It is a well known spa town and vacation spot and is the business center of the Unterengadin valley. It is the largest village on the left side of the Inn river. It consists of the village of Scuol with the section Pradella and the old mining village of S-charl. Until 1970 Scuol was known as Scuol/Schuls.[5]
Demographics
Scuol has a population (as of 31 December 2014) of 2,351.[2] As of 2008[update], 23.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 1.4%.[4]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Scuol is; 220 children or 10.4% of the population are between 0 to 9 years old. 106 teenagers or 5.0% are 10 to 14, and 139 teenagers or 6.6% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 248 people or 11.7% of the population are between 20 to 29 years old. 334 people or 15.7% are 30 to 39, 306 people or 14.4% are 40 to 49, and 278 people or 13.1% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 201 people or 9.5% of the population are between 60 to 69 years old, 154 people or 7.3% are 70 to 79, there are 115 people or 5.4% who are 80 to 89, and there are 21 people or 1.0% who are 90 to 99.[6]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (21.2%), the FDP (15.6%) and the CVP (6.6%).[4]
In Scuol about 69.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]
Scuol has an unemployment rate of 2.35%. As of 2005[update], there were 44 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 16 businesses involved in this sector. 352 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 32 businesses in this sector. 1,193 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 164 businesses in this sector.[4]
The historical population is given in the following table:[3][7]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1835 | 989 |
| 1850 | 912 |
| 1900 | 1,117 |
| 1950 | 1,384 |
| 1960 | 1,429 |
| 1970 | 1,686 |
| 1980 | 1,744 |
| 1990 | 1,889 |
| 2000 | 2,122 |
Languages
Half of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (49.4%), with German being second most common (39.2%) and Italian being third ( 3.9%).[4]
| Languages in Scuol | ||||||
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Romansh | 1130 | 64.79% | 1087 | 57.54% | 1049 | 49.43% |
| German | 484 | 27.75% | 651 | 34.46% | 831 | 39.16% |
| Italian | 76 | 4.36% | 77 | 4.08% | 82 | 3.86% |
| Population | 1744 | 100% | 1889 | 100% | 2122 | 100% |
Hospital
There is one small regional hospital, called Ospidal Engiadina Bassa (Romansh: Hospital of the Lower Engadin). The hospital celebrated its 100th anniversary on 21 June 2008. It is one of the country's smallest hospitals, offering basic services such as departments of surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, dermatology, oncology, gynecology, a 24-hour Emergency Department, and a 2-bed intensive care unit. Understandably for a mountain resort with a major ski region, orthopedic procedures are very common.
Main sights
The Baselgia refurmada, the Chasa Wieland Nr. 29 and the Kurhaus Bad Tarasp (spa Bad Tarasp) are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[8]
Climate
Scuol has an average of 97.8 days of rain per year and on average receives 693 mm (27.3 in) of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Scuol receives an average of 96 mm (3.8 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 11.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is July, with an average of 11.3, but with only 87 mm (3.4 in) of precipitation. The driest month of the year is March with an average of 36 mm (1.4 in) of precipitation over 11.3 days.[9]
| Climate data for Scuol (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.8 (46) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.8 (73) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.0 (32) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.0 (50) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−3.9 (25) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.9 (44.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37 (1.46) |
33 (1.3) |
36 (1.42) |
37 (1.46) |
62 (2.44) |
79 (3.11) |
91 (3.58) |
102 (4.02) |
62 (2.44) |
63 (2.48) |
61 (2.4) |
43 (1.69) |
706 (27.8) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 50.6 (19.92) |
43.2 (17.01) |
20.6 (8.11) |
10.3 (4.06) |
2.2 (0.87) |
0.2 (0.08) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.2 (0.08) |
2.5 (0.98) |
28.1 (11.06) |
43.3 (17.05) |
201.2 (79.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 92.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) | 7.7 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 5 | 7.4 | 35.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 97 | 119 | 157 | 163 | 173 | 181 | 215 | 195 | 165 | 144 | 93 | 77 | 1,779 |
| Source: MeteoSwiss [10] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeindedaten nach 4 Hauptbereichen
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Scuol in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 12-Oct-2009
- ↑ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 23 September 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Graubunden Population Statistics (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Graubunden in Numbers (German) accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, (German) accessed 12-Oct-2009
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., the weather station elevation is 1303 meters above sea level.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The weather station elevation is 1303 meters above sea level.
External links
- Scuol tourism office
- Scuol hospital
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Scuol in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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