Filisur is an Alpine village and former

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in the Albula Region in the

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of Graubünden in Switzerland. The village sits on a hillside with a view to the west where the two rivers Albula/Alvra from the Albula Pass and Landwasser from Davos meet. On 1 January 2018 the former municipalities of Bergün/Bravuogn and Filisur merged into the new municipality of Bergün Filisur.

History

Filisur is first mentioned in 1262 as ''villa Fallisour''.

Geography

Filisur has an area, , of . Of this area, 18.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (33.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Bergün subdistrict of the Albula district, since 2017 it is part of the Albula Region. It consists of the village of Filisur and the

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of Jenisberg at an elevation of .

Demographics

Filisur has a population (as of ) of . , 14.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (84.5%), with Italian being second most common (6.7%) and Romansh being third (3.0%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 24-Sep-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Filisur is; 58 people or 12.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 36 people or 7.7% are 10 to 14, and 23 people or 4.9% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 60 people or 12.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 57 people or 12.2% are 30 to 39, 67 people or 14.4% are 40 to 49, and 72 people or 15.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 39 people or 8.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 31 people or 6.7% are 70 to 79, there are 17 people or 3.6% who are 80 to 89, and there are 6 people or 1.3% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 36.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (33.3%), the SPS (22%) and the CVP (6.5%). In Filisur about 69.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Filisur has an unemployment rate of 2.02%. , there were 72 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 34 people are employed in the

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and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 86 people are employed in the

tertiary sector The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector ( raw materials) and the secon ...

, with 16 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table: : Population increase during construction of the

Rhaetian Railway The Rhaetian Railway (german: Rhätische Bahn; it, Ferrovia retica; rm, Viafier retica), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the R ...

line

Weather

Filisur has an average of 109.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is August during which time Filisur receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.3 days. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.3 days., the weather station elevation is 1030 meters above sea level.

Heritage sites of national significance

The castle ruins of Greifenstein and the Schmittentobel- Landwasser Viaduct of the

are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 24-Sep-2009

Transportation

Filisur's

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

is located in the northwest of the village 50 metres above the center and served by the Rhaetian Railway (RhB), the Glacier Express and the

Bernina Express The Bernina Express is a train connecting Chur (or Davos) in Switzerland to Poschiavo in Switzerland and Tirano in Italy by crossing the Swiss Engadin Alps. For most of its journey, the train also runs along the World Heritage Site known as ...

on the route between Chur () and

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...

(). It is also the end station for the line to Davos.

PostBus Switzerland PostAuto Switzerland, PostBus Ltd. (known as in Swiss Standard German (), in Swiss French (), in Swiss Italian (), and in Romansh () is a subsidiary company of the Swiss Post, which provides regional and rural bus services throughout ...

also operate services through the village.

References

External links

Official website
* {{Authority control Former municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden Bergün Filisur