Bonaduz

Bonaduz
Bonaduz village
Location of Bonaduz
Bonaduz
Bonaduz
Coordinates: 46°49′N 9°24′E / 46.817°N 9.400°E / 46.817; 9.400
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictImboden
Area
 • 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

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

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

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