Malix was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district of
Plessur in the
canton of
Graubünden in
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and
Parpan
Parpan was a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district Plessur (district), Plessur of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into Churwald ...
merged into the municipality of
Churwalden
Churwalden is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It incorporates the former municipalities of Malix and Parpan.
History
Churwalden is first mentioned in 1149 as ''silva Augeria''. In 1191 it w ...
.
History
Malix is first mentioned in 1149 as ''in Umbilico''.
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Geography
Malix has an area, , of . Of this area, 41.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 46.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[
The municipality is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district at the entrance to the Churwalden valley. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square)of Malix and the sections of Kreuz and Spina. The municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged on 1 January 2010 into Churwalden.
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Demographics
Malix has a population () of 709, of which 11.4% are foreign nationals.[ Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 4.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (90.6%), with Romansh being second most common ( 3.6%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.6%).][Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 27-Oct-2009
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.[Graubunden in Numbers]
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Malix is; 91 children or 13.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 51 teenagers or 7.7% are 10 to 14, and 35 teenagers or 5.3% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 64 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 114 people or 17.2% are 30 to 39, 103 people or 15.5% are 40 to 49, and 77 people or 11.6% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 70 people or 10.6% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 33 people or 5.0% are 70 to 79, there are 22 people or 3.3% who are 80 to 89, and there are 3 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.[Graubunden Population Statistics]
accessed 21 September 2009
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (30.2%), the FDP (15.7%) and the CVP (12.9%).[
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malix about 80.8% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a '']Fachhochschule
A (; plural ), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a Hochschule, German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts, such as engineering, te ...
'').[
Malix has an unemployment rate of 1.96%. , there were 26 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 10 businesses involved in this sector. 28 people are employed in the ]secondary sector
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are 6 businesses in this sector. 74 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 ...
, with 20 businesses in this sector.[
The historical population is given in the following table:]
Dreibündenstein
The ''Dreibündenstein'' ('' Romanish: Term bel'') is a marker erected at the intersection of the Three Leagues
The Three Leagues, sometimes referred to as Raetia, was the 1471 alliance between the League of God's House, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions, and the Grey League. Its members were all Swiss Associates, associates of the Old Swiss Confederacy, ...
(League of God's House
The League of God's House ( German: ''Gotteshausbund'', Italian: ''Lega Caddea'', ) was formed in what is now Switzerland on 29 January 1367, to resist the rising power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg. The League allied with ...
, the League of the Ten Jurisdictions
The League of the Ten Jurisdictions was the last of the Three Leagues founded during the Middle Ages in what is now Canton Graubünden of Switzerland. The League was created in the County of Toggenburg after the counts of Toggenburg died out ...
and the Grey League
The Grey League (, , or ), sometimes called ''Oberbund'', formed in 1395 in the '' Vorderrhein'' and '' Hinterrhein'' valleys, Raetia. The name Grey League is derived from the homespun grey clothes worn by the people. The league became part o ...
) which would found the modern canton of Graubünden. The stone is at an altitude of on the border between the municipalities of Domat/Ems
Domat/Ems ( ; ) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Imboden Region in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden.
History
Domat/Ems is first mentioned in 765 as ''colonia de Amede''. Ems is the Ger ...
, Scheid
Scheid is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Scheid merged with Feldis/Veulden, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils to form the municipality of Tomils. village (now part of Tomils
Tomils is a former municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinterrhein (district), Hinterrhein in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Fel ...
municipality) and Malix. The original stone dates from 1722, and today is in the Rätian Museum in Chur
''
Chur (locally) or ; ; ; ; ; ; or ; , and . is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, town of the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of the Grisons and lies in the Alpine Rhine, Grisonian Rhine Valley, where ...
. In 1742, Nicolin Sererhard mentions three stones. The ''Sektion Rhätia'' (Rhätian Section) of the Swiss Alpine club built this tall stone marker in 1915. In 1970 a chair lift
An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers. They are the primary on-hill tran ...
was added to mountain, making it easier to reach the marker.
References
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Churwalden
Former municipalities of Graubünden