Bonaduz () is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
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.
Geography
Bonaduz has an area, , of . 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).
Until 2017 the municipality was located in the Rhäzüns sub-district, of the Imboden district, after 2017 it became part of the Imboden Region.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017 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 ) of . The historical population was as follows: Year Population 2020 3,468 2010 2,738 2000 2,433 1950 1,039 1900 886 1850 581
, 10.8% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 08-Oct-2009
, the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.Graubunden in Numbers accessed 21 September 2009
, the age distribution was as follows:Graubunden Population Statistics accessed 21 September 2009
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 , most of the population is Roman Catholic (59.9%) or Swiss Reformed (26.9%). The other religious beliefs were as follows:
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 , most of the population speaks Swiss German (88.0%), with Romansh being second most common (5.4%), and Italian being third (2.1%).
+ 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).
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%).
Economy , Bonaduz had an unemployment rate of 1.41%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:
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).
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