Grono, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°15′N 9°09′E / 46.250°N 9.150°ECoordinates: 46°15′N 9°09′E / 46.250°N 9.150°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Moesa | |
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| • Mayor | Carlo Bernasconi | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 1,321 | |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 6537 | |
| SFOS number | 3832 | |
| Surrounded by | Cama, Castaneda, Dosso del Liro (IT-CO), Leggia, Roveredo, Santa Maria in Calanca, Verdabbio | |
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Grono is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Italian speaking part of the Swiss canton of Grisons. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Leggia and Verdabbio merged into the municipality of Grono.
Grono is first mentioned in 1219 as de Grono. In 1395 it was mentioned as de Agrono.
Leggia is first mentioned in 1295 as de Legia.
Verdabbio is first mentioned in 1203 as Vertabio.
After the 2017 merger Grono had an area of 37.12 km2 (14.33 sq mi). Before the merger Grono had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 14.83 square kilometers (5.73 sq mi). Of this area, about 8.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and 28.5% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 44 ha (110 acres) or about 3.0% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 11 ha (27 acres) over the 1983 amount.
Of the agricultural land, 4 ha (9.9 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 68 ha (170 acres) is fields and grasslands and 69 ha (170 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1983 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 12 ha (30 acres). Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 25 ha (62 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 32 ha (79 acres) in the municipality.
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district, after 2017 it was part of the Moesa Region. The village is on the right bank of the Moesa river by the mouth of the Calanca.
After the 2017 merger Grono has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 1,321. As of 2014[update], 32.3% of the population are resident foreign nationals. In 2015 a small minority (155 or 15.2% of the population) was born in Italy and 89 or 8.7% of the population was born in Portugal. Over the last 4 years (2010-2014) the population has changed at a rate of 6.72%. The birth rate in the municipality, in 2014, was 13.9, while the death rate was 7.0 per thousand residents.
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