Hinterrhein District
| Hinterrhein District Bezirk Hinterrhein District dal Rain Posteriur | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Switzerland |
| Canton |
 Graubünden |
| Capital | Thusis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 617.63 km2 (238.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 13,113 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 24 |
Hinterrhein District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 617.67 km2 (238.48 sq mi) and has a population of 13,113 (as of 31 December 2013).[1]
Hinterrhein District consists of five Kreise (sub-districts) and twenty-four municipalities. This number decreased from thirty-two when the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis.[2] It decreased further in 2015 when Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.[2]
| Avers sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Avers | 172 | 93.07 | ||
| Domleschg sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Domleschg | 1,941 | 45.93 | ||
| Fürstenau | 364 | 1.30 | ||
| Rothenbrunnen | 309 | 3.10 | ||
| Scharans | 826 | 14.28 | ||
| Sils im Domleschg | 895 | 9.32 | ||
| Rheinwald sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Hinterrhein | 63 | 48.38 | ||
| Nufenen | 156 | 28.07 | ||
| Splügen | 392 | 60.53 | ||
| Sufers | 127 | 34.56 | ||
| Schams sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Andeer | 902 | 30.46 | ||
| Casti-Wergenstein | 53 | 25.59 | ||
| Donat | 205 | 4.67 | ||
| Ferrera | 88 | 75.46 | ||
| Lohn | 40 | 8.14 | ||
| Mathon | 50 | 15.12 | ||
| Rongellen | 57 | 2.04 | ||
| Zillis-Reischen | 425 | 24.46 | ||
| Thusis sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2013)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Cazis | 2,170 | 31.2a | ||
| Flerden | 223 | 6.06 | ||
| Masein | 443 | 4.19 | ||
| Thusis | 2,946 | 6.84 | ||
| Tschappina | 138 | 24.67 | ||
| Urmein | 128 | 4.35 | ||
Mergers
- On 1 January 2003 the municipalities of Donath and Patzen-Fardün became part of Donat.
- On 1 January 2006 Medels im Rheinwald became part of Splügen.
- On 1 January 2009 Tomils was created through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils.
- On 1 January 2010 Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into Cazis.
- On 1 January 2015 Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form Domleschg.
Languages
| Languages of Hinterrhein District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 10,909 | 85.5% | ||||
| Romansh | 728 | 5.7% | ||||
| Italian | 301 | 2.4% | ||||
| TOTAL | 12,758 | 100% | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 18 August 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (German) accessed 2 January 2013
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Coordinates: 46°41′N 9°35′E / 46.683°N 9.583°E