Malans is a municipality in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
History Malans is first mentioned about 840 as in villa Mellanze. In 956 it was mentioned as Malanz.
Heritage sites of national significance The Rohan-Schanze archeological site and Bothmar Castle with its surrounding buildings and park are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance 21.11.2008 version, accessed 16-Oct-2009
Geography
Malans has an area, , of . Of this area, 39.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 44.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 6.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The municipality is the capital of the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It lies along the old Rhine valley road and the road over the Fadärastein pass into the Prättigau valley.
Demographics
Malans has a population (as of ) of . The historical population is as follows:
year population 2000 1,908 1950 1,345 1900 873 1880 838 1850 912
, 7.7% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
most of the population speaks Swiss German (94.9%), with Romansh being second most common (1.3%) and Swiss Italian being third (0.9%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 16-Oct-2009 the gender distribution was 49.3% male and 50.7% 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) 281 14.7% Pre-teen (10-14yrs) 127 6.7% Teenagers (15-19yrs) 106 5.6% Adults (20-29yrs) 187 9.8% Adults (30-39yrs) 391 20.5% Adults (40-49yrs) 248 13.0% Adults (50-59yrs) 229 12.0% Seniors (60-69yrs) 146 7.7% Seniors (70-79yrs) 140 7.3% Seniors (80-89yrs) 42 2.2% Seniors (90-99yrs) 11 0.6%
Religion From the , 528 or 27.7% are Roman Catholic, while 1,137 or 59.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there are 20 individuals (or about 1.05% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 18 individuals (or about 0.94% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There are 16 (or about 0.84% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 8 individuals (or about 0.42% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 131 (or about 6.87% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 50 individuals (or about 2.62% of the population) did not answer the question.
Education The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Malans about 83.8% 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 SVP which received 35% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (31.2%), the FDP (24.9%) and the CVP (7.5%).
Economy
, Malans has an unemployment rate of 0.89%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows:
Sector People Employed Businesses Involved Primary (raw materials) 166 41 Secondary (manufacturing) 140 26 Tertiary (service) 286 68
Transportation The municipality has a railway station, , on the Landquart–Davos Platz line. It has regular service to , , , and .
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References
External links
Official Web site