Fuldera is first mentioned in 1322 as Faldiera.[2]
Geography
Fuldera village
Fuldera had an area, as of 2006[update], of 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi). Of this area, 24.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (36.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The village is located in the Val Müstair sub-district (now Val Müstair municipality) of the Inn district. It is located on the right side of the Rombach. It consists of the larger Fuldera-Dora and the smaller Fuldera-Daint.
Demographics
Fuldera had a population (as of 2008[update]) of 121, of which 6.6% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.2%.[3]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.[5] The age distribution, as of 2000[update], in Fuldera is; 20 children or 17.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 12 teenagers or 10.4% are 10 to 14, and 1 teenager is 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 10 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 20 people or 17.4% are 30 to 39, 12 people or 10.4% are 40 to 49, and 10 people or 8.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 16 people or 13.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 6 people or 5.2% are 70 to 79, there are 8 people or 7.0% who are 80 to 89.[4]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 44.2% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (29.4%), the CVP (18.5%) and the FDP (5.9%).[3]
In Fuldera about 81.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Fuldera has an unemployment rate of 1.63%. As of 2005[update], there were 13 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 6 businesses involved in this sector. 18 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 2 businesses in this sector. 17 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector.[3]
The historical population is given in the following table:[2]
year
population
1835
179
1850
123
1900
98
1950
118
2000
115
2008
121
Languages
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks Rhaeto-Romance (74.8%), with German being second most common (23.5%) and Italian being third (0.9%).[3] The Romansh speaking population speak the Vallader dialect. Between 1880 and 1980 most of the population spoke Romansh as their first language (1880: 80%, 1941 89% and 1980 95%). In 1990 93% of the population understood Romansh, even if it wasn't their first language, and in 2000 92% understood it.
