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Bonaduz
Municipality
Bonaduz village
Bonaduz village
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Bonaduz is located in Switzerland
Bonaduz
Bonaduz
Bonaduz is located in Canton of Graubünden
Bonaduz
Bonaduz
Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°24′E / 46.817°N 9.400°E / 46.817; 9.400
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictImboden
Area
[1]
 • Total
14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
3,330
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7402
SFOS number3721
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byDomat/Ems, Rhäzüns, Tamins, Trin, Versam
Websitewww.bonaduz.ch
SFSO statistics

Bonaduz (Romansh: Panaduz) is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

Bonaduz is first mentioned in 960 as Beneduces. Until 1854, the German-speaking hamlet of Sculms belonged to Bonaduz. Following a vote in that year, Sculms joined Versam.[3]

Geography

Vorderrhein and Ruinaulta as seen from Zault Observation Deck in Bonaduz
Confluence of the Rhein river near Reichenau.
Upper Rhein valley, from Bonaduz to Chur.

Bonaduz has an area, as of 2006, of 14.5 km2 (5.6 sq mi). Of this area, 25.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 61.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 7.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (6.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region.[5] It consists of the haufendorf (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Bonaduz on a high plain south-west of the confluence of the Hinterrhein and Vorderrhein.

Demographics ;-;

Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)

Bonaduz has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,468.[6] The historical population was as follows:[3]

Year Population
2020 3,468
2010 2,738
2000 2,433
1950 1,039
1900 886
1850 581

As of 2008, 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.[7]

As of 2000, the age distribution was as follows:[8]

Age group Population % of total
Children (0-9yrs) 373 15.3%
Pre-teen (10-14yrs) 162 6.7%
Teenagers (15-19yrs) 158 6.5%
Adults (20-29yrs) 219 9.0%
Adults (30-39yrs) 489 20.1%
Adults (40-49yrs) 394 16.2%
Adults (50-59yrs) 292 12.0%
Seniors (60-69yrs) 150 6.2%
Seniors (70-79yrs) 133 5.5%
Seniors (80-89yrs) 54 2.2%
Seniors (90-99yrs) 9 0.4%

Religions

As of 2000, most of the population is Roman Catholic (59.9%) or Swiss Reformed (26.9%). The other religious beliefs were as follows:[8]

Religion Population % of Total
Roman Catholic 1,457 59.9%
Swiss Reformed 654 26.9%
Orthodox Christian 10 0.41%
Other Christian 47 1.93%
Islam 45 1.85%
Other religion 14 0.58%
No religion (agnostic or atheist) 120 4.93%
No answer 86 3.53%

Languages

As of 2000, most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).[4]

Languages in Bonaduz
Languages Census 1980 Census 1990 Census 2000
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
German 1186 79.12% 1620 85.81% 2140 87.96%
Romansh 166 11.07% 114 6.04% 131 5.38%
Italian 80 5.34% 39 2.07% 52 2.14%
Population 1499 100% 1888 100% 2433 100%

Education

In Bonaduz about 77.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).[4]

Politics

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 32% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (31.9%), the SPS (22.4%) and the FDP (12.3%).[4]

Economy

As of 2005, Bonaduz has an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:[4]

Sector People Employed Businesses Involved
Primary (raw materials) 32 11
Secondary (manufacturing) 555 26
Tertiary (service) 361 74

Transportation

Bonaduz railway station

Rhaetian Railway operate services to Bonaduz (Rhaetian Railway station).

References

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bonaduz in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine accessed 08-Oct-2009
  5. ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
  6. ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  7. ^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaduz