Família – novembro 2009

Coordenação, textos, fotos e vídeos: Celso Salles

Apoio: International Euroschool – Velozo Consultores Associados

O Projeto “Europa no Brasil” neste mês de Novembro de 2009, contempla a história de vida do casal Edi e Lotti

Edi

Nüscheler, e seus 5 filhos, da Aldeia Suiça de St. Antönien, Suiça. O casal, em 1972,  fez a opção por morar em um local tranquilo e bem longe da urbanização,  que a cada ano que passa vem se aproximando da linda St. Antönien. É quase impossível falar da família Nüscheler sem falar de St. Antönien, até porque ao longo de décadas Ele, Edi, é um dos renomados professores da Aldeia e Ela, Lotti, enfermeira, atualmente aposentada, com  anos de serviços prestadas a St. Antönien e Aldeias vizinhas. Nos 06 vídeos que foram gravados você poderá conhecer um pouco da história de cada um de nossos personagens, contada por eles mesmos e se interagirem com a explendorosa beleza de St. Antönien.

History
St. Antönien is first mentioned in 1451 as Sant Anthonyen.[1]

Geography
Village center of St. Antönien
St. Antönien has an area, as of 2006[update], of 52.2 square kilometers (20.2 sq mi). Of this area, 51.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 11.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (36.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
The municipality is located in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos. It consists of the village of St. Antönien which was created in 1979 by the merger of St. Antönien Castels and St. Antönien Rüti. In  2007  St. Antönien Ascharina merged into St. Antönien.[3]

Anette, Corin, Lotti e Mara

Demographics
St. Antönien has a population (as of 2007) of 374, of which 4.0% are foreign nationals.[4] Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -0.3%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (97.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Romansh being third ( 0.3%).[2]
As of 2000[update], the gender distribution of the population was 51.9%

Anette, Edi e Mara

male and 48.1% female.[4] The age distribution, as of 2001[update], in St. Antönien is; 44 children or 19.1% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 24 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 20 people or 8.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 40 people or 17.4% are between 30 and 39, 30 people or 13.0% are between 40 and 49, and 27 people or 11.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 19 people or 8.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 24 people or 10.4% are between 70 and 79, there are 2 people or 0.9% who are

Mara e Corin

Corin e Anette

between 80 and 89.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 58.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (29.8%), the SP (7.7%) and the local, small right-wing parties (3.1%).[2]
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In St. Antönien about 48% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule).[2]
St. Antönien has an unemployment rate of 0.2%. As of 2005[update], there were 89 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 34 businesses involved in this sector. 8 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 3 businesses in this sector. 57 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 18 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1]

year	population
1850	224
1900	255
1950	284
1970	229
2000	230

Escritório com vista para Montanhas

Tourism
Plasseggen Mountain pass near St. Antönien
The village has been a minor tourism destination since 1891 when 30 to 40 guests stayed in homes that were empty due to the summer pasturing. Today there are hotels and about 20 rental properties with about 500 beds. In the 1980′s there were a record 50,000 lodger-nights per year, while in the 2000′s it has dropped to about 30,000. The valley is known for skiing, hiking and mountain climbing. The Pisten ski slopes opened in 1974 with the construction of the Skilift Junker.

History

St. Antönien is first mentioned in 1451 as Sant Anthonyen.^[1]