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Jenins ''( Romansh: Gianin)'' is a
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.
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'').
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
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
The Greisinger Museum houses the ''Greisinger Collection'', Bernd Greisinger's private collection focused on
Official Web site of Jenins
{{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden
municipality
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in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
History
Jenins is first mentioned in 1139 as ''Uienennes''. In 1142 it was mentioned as ''Gininnes''.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.
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 Officeaccessed 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'').
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
In macroeconomics, the secondary sector of the economy is an economic sector in the three-sector theory that describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses industries that produce a finished, usable product or are involved in constructi ...
and there are 8 businesses in this sector. 107 people are employed in the tertiary sector
The tertiary sector of the economy, generally known as the service sector, is the third of the three economic sectors in the three-sector model (also known as the economic cycle). The others are the primary sector (raw materials) and the second ...
, with 14 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table:
Heritage sites of national significance
Neu-Aspermont Castle is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.21.11.2008 version, accessed 16-Oct-2009
Sights
The Greisinger Museum houses the ''Greisinger Collection'', Bernd Greisinger's private collection focused on J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''.
From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...
's Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the '' Miðgarðr'' of Norse mythology and ''Middangeard'' in Old English works, including ''Beowulf''. Middle-earth is ...
. 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
{{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden