Samedan is first mentioned in as Samaden. In it was mentioned as Semeden , in as Semaden , in as Sumada and in as Sameden. Of the rest of the land, 1. Before , the municipality was located in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district in the central Oberengadin valley along the Inn river.
After it was part of the Maloja Region. It consists of the village of Samedan and the hamlet of Punt Muragl, the upper section of the Val Bever as well as an exclave that includes nearly the entire Val Roseg , a valley surrounded by the highest mountains of the canton: Piz Bernina , Piz Scerscen and Piz Roseg. Until Samedan was known as Samaden. Samedan has a population as of December [update] of 2, Over the last 3 years β the population has changed at a rate of 1.
The birth rate in the municipality, in , was 8. As of [update] , children and teenagers 0β19 years old make up In there were 1, private households in Samedan. Of the inhabited buildings in the municipality, in , about Additionally, about The vacancy rate for the municipality, in [update] , was 2.
The historical population is given in the following chart: [ 10 ]. Most of the population as of [update] speaks German Due to increasing trade with the outside world, Romansh usage began to decline in the 19th century.
In the s, Romansh speakers increased slightly, but since then, the proportion has decreased. In the federal election the most popular party was the SVP with The next three most popular parties were the FDP In the federal election, a total of votes were cast, and the voter turnout was In the federal election the most popular party was the SP which received The next three most popular parties were the SVP In Samedan about It is the administrative center of the upper Engadin region, and services include a regional hospital Spital Oberengadin , a major RhB railway station with regular trains towards Pontresina , Chur and St.
