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Jenins

Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°33′E / 47.000°N 9.550°E / 47.000; 9.550
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Jenins
Municipality
Coat of arms of Jenins
Coat of arms
Location of Jenins
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Jenins is located in Switzerland
Jenins
Jenins
Jenins is located in Canton of Graubünden
Jenins
Jenins
Coordinates: 47°0′N 9°33′E / 47.000°N 9.550°E / 47.000; 9.550
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictLandquart
Government
 • MayorGemeindepräsident
Baseli Werth
(as of 2014)
Area
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 • Total
10.54 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation
635 m (2,083 ft)
Highest elevation
(Vilan)
2,376 m (7,795 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total
886
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7307
SFOS number3952
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byMaienfeld, Malans, Seewis im Prättigau
Websitewww.jenins.ch
SFSO statistics

Jenins (Romansh: Gianin) is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

History

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Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as Uienennes. In 1142 it was mentioned as Gininnes.[3]

Geography

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Valley with (l to r) Landquart, Maienfeld, Jenins and Malans.
Aerial view (1954)

Jenins has an area, as of 2006, of 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi). Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 40.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[4]

Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region.

Demographics

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Jenins has a population (as of 31 December 2020) of 915.[5] As of 2008, 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[6] Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.9%).[4]

As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[7] The age distribution, as of 2000, in Jenins is; 107 children or 14.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 48 teenagers or 6.4% are 10 to 14, and 35 teenagers or 4.7% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 71 people or 9.5% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 134 people or 18.0% are 30 to 39, 118 people or 15.8% are 40 to 49, and 91 people or 12.2% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 60 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 51 people or 6.8% are 70 to 79, there are 26 people or 3.5% who are 80 to 89, and there are 5 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99.[6]

Colonel Jakob von Salis-Jenins (1815-1886).

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 40.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (22.5%), the FDP (20.4%) and the CVP (13.4%).[4]

In Jenins about 77.4% 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]

Jenins has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. As of 2005, there were 107 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector. 35 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 107 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.[4]

The historical population is given in the following table:[3][7]

year population
1850 481
1900 450
1950 461
1960 398
1970 468
1980 557
1990 654
2000 746

Heritage sites of national significance

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Neu-Aspermont Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.[8]

  • Sketch of Neu-Aspermont
    Sketch of Neu-Aspermont
  • Layout of Castle Neu-Aspermont
    Layout of Castle Neu-Aspermont
  • Neu-Aspermont from the west
    Neu-Aspermont from the west
  • Interior of the living quarters
    Interior of the living quarters

Sights

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Greisinger Museum Entrance Door

The Greisinger Museum houses the Greisinger Collection, Bernd Greisinger's private collection focused on J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. The collection, consists primarily of art and literature and collectors' items of any kind. It opened on 4 October 2013. The museum is a non-profit foundation. The main entrance is a round hobbit door and many of the rooms are underground.

The construction of the museum started in mid-2008. Planning and building of the museum were orientated on optimizing the use of the Greisinger Collection.

References

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  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 Jenins in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
  4. ^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed 16-Oct-2009
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  7. ^ a b Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
  8. ^ Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 21.11.2008 version, (in German) accessed 16-Oct-2009
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