Hinterrhein, Switzerland
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Hinterrhein (Template:Langx) is a village and a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located near the start of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur, one of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald.
History
Hinterrhein is first mentioned in 1219 as de Reno.[1]
Geography
Hinterrhein has an area, since 2006[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 22.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 7.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (68.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[2]
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Rheinwald sub-district, of the Hinterrhine district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region.[3] It is a haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) located on the northern portal of the San Bernardino tunnel.
Demographics
Hinterrhein has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 6.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has stayed stable.[2]
since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the gender distribution of the population was 57.7% male and 42.3% female.[4] The age distribution, since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., in Hinterrhein is; 9 people or 8.6% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 2 people or 1.9% are 10 to 14, and 6 people or 5.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 14 people or 13.3% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 19 people or 18.1% are 30 to 39, 19 people or 18.1% are 40 to 49, and 11 people or 10.5% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 14 people or 13.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 9 people or 8.6% are 70 to 79, there are 2 people or 1.9% who are 80 to 89.[5]
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 76.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.3%), the SPS (6.5%) and the CVP (4.5%).[2]
In Hinterrhein about 44.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[2]
Hinterrhein has an unemployment rate of 0.36%. since 2005[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., there were 28 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 12 businesses involved in this sector. 2 people are employed in the secondary sector and there is 1 business in this sector. 11 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 4 businesses in this sector.[2]
The historical population is given in the following table:[1][4]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1781 | 171 |
| 1850 | 163 |
| 1900 | 147 |
| 1950 | 94 |
| 1960 | 86 |
| 1970 | 77 |
| 1980 | 75 |
| 1990 | 68 |
| 2000 | 105 |
Languages
Most of the population (since 2000[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".) speaks German (75.2%), with Italian being second most common (14.3%) and Portuguese being third ( 5.7%).[2]
| Languages | Census 1980 | Census 1990 | Census 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| German | 75 | 100% | 66 | 97.06% | - | 75.2% |
| Romansh | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.47% | - | 1.0% |
| Italian | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1.47% | - | 14.3% |
| Total | 75 | 100% | 68 | 100% | 105 | 100% |
Heritage sites of national significance
The Alte Landbrücke (Old Bridge) is listed as a Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[6]
Climate
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References
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- ↑ a b Template:HDS
- ↑ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Template:Webarchive accessed 06-Oct-2009
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz – Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ↑ a b Graubunden in Numbers Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden Population Statistics Template:Webarchive Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Template:Webarchive 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 06-Oct-2009
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., the weather station elevation is 1611 meters above sea level.
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