St. Peter-Pagig
Coat of arms of St. Peter-Pagig
Location of St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is located in Switzerland
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig is located in Canton of Graubünden
St. Peter-Pagig
St. Peter-Pagig
Coordinates: 46°50′N 9°38′E / 46.833°N 9.633°E / 46.833; 9.633
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictPlessur
Area
  Total12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Elevation
688 m (2,257 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2010)
  Total214
  Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pagig, St. Peter
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7028 St. Peter GR
SFOS number3931
Surrounded byCastiel, Furna, Lüen, Molinis, Peist, Trimmis
Website
SFSO statistics

St. Peter-Pagig is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2008 through the merger of St. Peter and Pagig. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of St. Peter-Pagig, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis and Peist merged into the municipality of Arosa.[1]

Geography

Before the merger, St. Peter-Pagig had a total area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi).[2]

The former municipality is located in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg valley.

On the border with the municipality of Molinis is the Sankt Peter-Molinis railway station, on the Chur-Arosa railway line.

Demographics

St. Peter-Pagig had a population (as of 2010) of 214.[2]

St. Peter had a population (as of 2008) of 241.[3] The historical population is given in the following table:[4][5]

year population
1808 272
1900 203
1950 240
2000 232

References

  1. Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
  2. 1 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 11 February 2013
  3. Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  4. St. Peter in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. Pagig in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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