Furna

Furna
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Furna
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Coordinates: 46°56′N 9°40′E / 46.933°N 9.667°E / 46.933; 9.667
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Prättigau/Davos
Area [1]
• Total	33.32 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Elevation	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	221
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7232
SFOS number	3862
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Surrounded by	Grüsch, Jenaz, Peist, St. Peter-Pagig, Schiers, Trimmis, Valzeina
Website	www.furna.ch SFSO statistics

Furna (Highest Alemannic: Furnä) is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden.

Furna is first mentioned in 1479 as Furnen.^[3]

Furna has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 207.^[4] As of 2008^[update], 0.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.^[5] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 0.5%. Most of the population (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (99.5%), with the rest speaking Norwegian ( 0.5%).^[6]

As of 2000^[update], the gender distribution of the population was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.^[7] The age distribution, as of 2000^[update], in Furna is; 34 children or 16.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 17 teenagers or 8.3% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 24 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 27 people or 13.2% are between 30 and 39, 24 people or 11.8% are between 40 and 49, and 22 people or 10.8% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 24 people or 11.8% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 26 people or 12.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 6 people or 2.9% who are between 80 and 89.^[5]

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 49.8% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (23%), the local, small right-wing parties (13.8%) and the SP (13%).^[6]

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Furna about 60.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).^[6]

Furna has an unemployment rate of 0%. As of 2005^[update], there were 52 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 21 businesses involved in this sector. 4 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 17 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 7 businesses in this sector.^[6]

The historical population is given in the following table:^[3]

View from the Furna Hinterberg over the alpine road toward Alp Lerch

Furna has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 33.3 km² (12.9 sq mi). Of this area, 51.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 38.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).^[6]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Jenaz sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region.^[8] It is a scattered settlement high above the valley. It consists of the village of Furna which is divided into Hinter-, Mittel- and Usserberg, as well as the seasonally occupied settlement of Furnerberg.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Furna, Switzerland.

• Official homepage (in German)
• Furna in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.