The Bifertenstock ( Romansh : Piz Durschin ) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps , located at an elevation of 3,419 m (11,217 ft) on the border between the cantons of Glarus (north) and Graubünden (south), its peak, however, is located about 25 metres south of the border. It overlooks four valleys: the valley of the Biferten Glacier to the north-west, the Griess Glacier to the north-east, the Val Punteglias to the south, which leads down to Trun , and the Val Frisal on the south-east. Glaciers cover both sides of the mountain, but are smaller on the southern side.
23-415: The mountain lies in the municipalities of Trun and Breil/Brigels , in the canton of Graubünden, and Glarus Süd , in the canton of Glarus. The nearest settlements are the villages of Trun, to the south, and Linthal , to the north. This article about a mountain, mountain range, or peak located in the canton of Glarus is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
46-786: A business as a service, one can use classification systems such as the United Nations ' International Standard Industrial Classification standard, the United States ' Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code system and its new replacement, the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE) in
69-624: A mountain, mountain range, or peak located in Graubünden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trun, Graub%C3%BCnden Trun is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . The municipality of Schlans merged on 1 January 2012 into the municipality of Trun. The village was formerly known as Truns and is referred to by that name in some older sources. Trun
92-506: A service, but some economists now attribute it to a fourth sector, called the quaternary sector . It is sometimes hard to determine whether a given company is part of the secondary or the tertiary sector. It is not only companies that have been classified as part of a sector in some schemes, since governments and their services (such as the police or military), as well as nonprofit organizations (such as charities or research associations), can also be seen as part of that sector. To classify
115-555: Is 177 people or 13.4% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 117 people or 8.9% are between 70 and 79, there are 82 people or 6.2% who are between 80 and 89 there are 14 people or 1.1% who are between 90 and 99. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 67.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (12.4%), the FDP (9.8%) and
138-698: Is called tertiarisation . The tertiary sector is now the largest sector of the economy in the Western world , and is also the fastest-growing sector. In examining the growth of the service sector in the early nineties, the globalist Kenichi Ohmae noted that: In the United States, 70 per cent of the workforce works in the service sector; in Japan, 60 per cent, and in Taiwan, 50 per cent. These are not necessarily busboys and live-in maids. Numerous of them are in
161-433: Is first mentioned in 765 as Tauronto . Trun has an area, as of 2006 , of 43.1 km (16.6 sq mi). Of this area, 23.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (40.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Following the 2012 merger, the new area was 51.9 km (20.0 sq mi). Before 2017,
184-503: Is given in the following table: Trun has an average of 121.2 days of rain per year and on average receives 1,050 mm (41 in) of precipitation . The wettest month is August during which time Trun receives an average of 110 mm (4.3 in) of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.4 days. The driest month of the year is February with an average of 70 mm (2.8 in) of precipitation over 12.4 days. The Cuort Ligia Grischa house
207-625: Is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance . The villages of Trun and Schlans are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . Trun railway station is located on the Reichenau-Tamins–Disentis/Mustér line of the Rhaetian Railway . Tertiary sector of the economy The tertiary sector of the economy , generally known as the service sector , is the third of the three economic sectors in
230-461: The SP (8.9%). In Trun about 64.4% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Trun has an unemployment rate of 0.47%. As of 2005 , there were 58 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 24 businesses involved in this sector. 103 people are employed in
253-585: The secondary sector and there are 21 businesses in this sector. 288 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 45 businesses in this sector. From the 2000 census , 1,199 or 90.7% are Roman Catholic , while 38 or 2.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 5 individuals (or about 0.38% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 15 individuals (or about 1.13% of
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#1732780680493276-496: The three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector ( raw materials ) and the secondary sector ( manufacturing ). The tertiary sector consists of the provision of services instead of end products . Services (also known as " intangible goods ") include attention, advice, access, experience and affective labour . The tertiary sector involves the provision of services to other businesses as well as to final consumers. Services may involve
299-465: The transport , distribution and sale of goods from a producer to a consumer, as may happen in wholesaling and retailing , pest control or financial services . The goods may be transformed in the process of providing the service, as happens in the restaurant industry. However, the focus is on people by interacting with them and serving the customers rather than transforming the physical goods. The production of information has been long regarded as
322-651: The EU and similar systems elsewhere. These governmental classification systems have a first-level of hierarchy that reflects whether the economic goods are tangible or intangible. For purposes of finance and market research , market -based classification systems such as the Global Industry Classification Standard and the Industry Classification Benchmark are used to classify businesses that participate in
345-559: The gender distribution of the population was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. The age distribution, as of 2000 , in Trun is; 156 children or 11.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 175 teenagers or 13.2% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 106 people or 8.0% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 201 people or 15.2% are between 30 and 39, 176 people or 13.3% are between 40 and 49, and 118 people or 8.9% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution
368-666: The municipality was located in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district, after 2017 it was part of the Surselva Region. It consists of the village of Trun and the hamlets and settlements of Cumadé, Bardigliun, Campliun, Gravas, Caltgadira, Cartatscha, Flutginas, Darvella, Dadens as well as the village section of Zignau. The municipality is in a hazardous location, avalanches (Munt, Cavistrau), rock slides and flooding (Zavragia, Zinzera and Rhein rivers) all threaten
391-440: The population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 15 (or about 1.13% of the population) who are Islamic . There are 1 individuals (or about 0.08% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 31 (or about 2.34% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 18 individuals (or about 1.36% of the population) did not answer the question. The historical population
414-447: The service sector now includes some of the most intensive international competition, despite residual protectionism . Service providers face obstacles selling services that goods-sellers rarely face. Services are intangible, making it difficult for potential customers to understand what they will receive and what value it will hold for them. Indeed, some, such as consultants and providers of investment services, offer no guarantees of
437-451: The service sector. Unlike governmental classification systems, the first level of market-based classification systems divides the economy into functionally related markets or industries. The second or third level of these hierarchies then reflects whether goods or services are produced. For the last 100 years, there has been a substantial shift from the primary and secondary sectors to the tertiary sector in industrialized countries. This shift
460-411: The skilled category. They are earning as much as manufacturing employees, and often more. Economies tend to follow a developmental progression that takes them from heavy reliance on agriculture and mining, toward the development of manufacturing (e.g. automobiles, textiles, shipbuilding , steel) and finally toward a more service-based structure. The first economy to follow this path in the modern world
483-419: The value for the price paid. Since the quality of most services depends largely on the quality of the individuals providing the services, "people costs" are usually a high fraction of service costs. Whereas a manufacturer may use technology, simplification, and other techniques to lower the cost of goods sold, the service provider often faces an unrelenting pattern of increasing costs. Product differentiation
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#1732780680493506-414: The village. Until 1943 Trun was known as Truns. Trun has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 1,161. As of 2008 , 5.1% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -10.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks Romansh (79.0%), with German being second most common (14.9%) and Italian being third (3.7%). As of 2000 ,
529-481: Was the United Kingdom . The speed at which other economies have made the transition to service-based (or " post-industrial ") economies has increased over time. Historically, manufacturing tended to be more open to international trade and competition than services. However, with dramatic cost reduction and speed and reliability improvements in the transportation of people and the communication of information,
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