Muntogna da Schons

Muntogna da Schons
Casti village
Location of Muntogna da Schons
Muntogna da Schons
Muntogna da Schons
Coordinates: 46°37′N 9°25′E / 46.617°N 9.417°E / 46.617; 9.417
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGrisons
DistrictViamala
Government
 • MayorCasper Nicca
Area
 • Total
25.62 km2 (9.89 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
7433
SFOS number3715
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byAndeer, Clugin, Safien, Sufers
Websitehttps://mdschons.ch

Muntogna da Schons is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. On 1 January 2021 the former municipalities of Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn and Mathon merged to form the new municipality of Muntogna da Schons.[1]

History

Casti-Wergenstein

Casti-Wergenstein was created in 1923 through the union of the formerly independent municipalities of Casti and Wergenstein.[2]

Casti is first mentioned in 1204 as ad Castellum.[3] Wergenstein is first mentioned in 1219 as Vergasteno.[4]

Donat

Donat is first mentioned in the middle 12th Century as ad Anede.[5]

Lohn

Lohn is first mentioned in mid-12th Century as Laune and Lune. In 1219 it was mentioned as de Laone.[6]

Mathon

Mathon is first mentioned about 840 as in Mentaune.[7]

Geography

Demographics

The new municipality has a population (as of December 2020) of 360.[8]

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart:[9]

References

  1. ^ "Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden". bfs.admin.ch. Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Casti-Wergenstein" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  3. ^ "Casti" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ "Wergenstein" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  5. ^ "Donat" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  6. ^ "Lohn" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  7. ^ "Mathon" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  8. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, 1850-2000 (in German) accessed 27 April 2016