Jenins ''(
Romansh: Gianin)'' is a
municipality
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in the
Landquart Region
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in the
Swiss
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canton of
Graubünden.
History
Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Uienennes''. In 1142 it was mentioned as ''Gininnes''.
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Geography
Jenins has an area, , of . 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).[
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region.
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Demographics
Jenins has a population (as of ) of . , 10.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.[ Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 8.6%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.8%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.2%) and English being third ( 0.9%).][Swiss Federal Statistical Office]
accessed 16-Oct-2009
, the gender distribution of the population was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.[Graubunden in Numbers]
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , 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.[Graubunden Population Statistics]
accessed 21 September 2009
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%).[
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
A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied arts ...
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Jenins has an unemployment rate of 0.68%. , 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
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and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 107 people are employed in the tertiary sector
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, with 14 businesses in this sector.[
The historical population is given in the following table:][
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Heritage sites of national significance
Neu-Aspermont Castle
Neu-Aspermont Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Jenins of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Castle site
The castle is built on a rocky spur above the village of Je ...
is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
21.11.2008 version, accessed 16-Oct-2009
File:Aspermont zeichnung.jpg, Sketch of Neu-Aspermont
File:Aspermont Plan.jpg, Layout of Castle Neu-Aspermont
File:Aspermont von W.jpg, Neu-Aspermont from the west
File:Aspermont Wohnturm.jpg, Interior of the living quarters
Sights
The Greisinger Museum houses the ''Greisinger Collection'', Bernd Greisinger's private collection focused on J. R. R. Tolkien
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From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...
's Middle-earth
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. 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
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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
External links
Official Web site of Jenins
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Municipalities of Graubünden
Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden