Malans, Switzerland
Template:Infobox Swiss town Malans is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Malans is first mentioned about 840 as in villa Mellanze. In 956 it was mentioned as Malanz.[1]
Heritage sites of national significance
The Rohan-Schanze archeological site and Bothmar Castle with its surrounding buildings and park are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.[2]
Geography
Malans has an area, as of 2006[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., of Script error: No such module "convert".. Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[3]
The municipality is the capital of the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It lies along the old Rhine valley road and the road over the Fadärastein pass into the Prättigau valley.
Demographics
Malans has a population (as of Template:Swiss populations date) of Template:Swiss populations.Template:Swiss populations ref The historical population is as follows:[1]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,908 |
| 1950 | 1,345 |
| 1900 | 873 |
| 1880 | 838 |
| 1850 | 912 |
As of 2008[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]
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- most of the population speaks Swiss German (94.9%), with Romansh being second most common (1.3%) and Swiss Italian being third (0.9%).[3]
- the gender distribution was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.[5]
- the age distribution was as follows:[4]
| Age group | Population | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0-9yrs) | 281 | 14.7% |
| Pre-teen (10-14yrs) | 127 | 6.7% |
| Teenagers (15-19yrs) | 106 | 5.6% |
| Adults (20-29yrs) | 187 | 9.8% |
| Adults (30-39yrs) | 391 | 20.5% |
| Adults (40-49yrs) | 248 | 13.0% |
| Adults (50-59yrs) | 229 | 12.0% |
| Seniors (60-69yrs) | 146 | 7.7% |
| Seniors (70-79yrs) | 140 | 7.3% |
| Seniors (80-89yrs) | 42 | 2.2% |
| Seniors (90-99yrs) | 11 | 0.6% |
Religion
From the 2000 census[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 528 or 27.7% are Roman Catholic, while 1,137 or 59.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 20 individuals (or about 1.05% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals (or about 0.94% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 16 (or about 0.84% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 8 individuals (or about 0.42% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 131 (or about 6.87% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 50 individuals (or about 2.62% of the population) did not answer the question.[4]
Education
The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malans about 83.8% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[3]
Politics
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (31.2%), the FDP (24.9%) and the CVP (7.5%).[3]
Economy
As of 2005[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Malans has an unemployment rate of 0.89%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:[3]
| Sector | People Employed | Businesses Involved |
|---|---|---|
| Primary (raw materials) | 166 | 41 |
| Secondary (manufacturing) | 140 | 26 |
| Tertiary (service) | 286 | 68 |
Transportation
The municipality has a railway station, Malans, on the Landquart–Davos Platz line. It has regular service to Disentis/Mustér, Scuol-Tarasp, Rhäzüns, and Schiers.
Gallery
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Aerial view (1949)
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Landquart Region as seen from a hayfield in Malans
References
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- ↑ a b Template:HDS
- ↑ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Script error: No such module "webarchive". 21.11.2008 version, Template:In lang accessed 16-Oct-2009
- ↑ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Script error: No such module "webarchive". accessed 16-Oct-2009
- ↑ a b c Graubunden Population Statistics Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
- ↑ Graubunden in Numbers Script error: No such module "webarchive". Template:In lang accessed 21 September 2009
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