Küblis or Kublis is a

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village in the

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and a

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in the political district

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in the canton of Graubünden.

Neighboring municipalities

History

Küblis is first mentioned in 1351 as ''ze Cüblins''. In 1389 it was mentioned as ''Kúblis''.

Geography

Küblis has an area, , of . Of this area, 44% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Küblis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. It is in located in the

valley at the branching of the road to St. Antönien, Conters and

Fideris Fideris ''( Romansh: Fadrein)'' is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. History Fideris is first mentioned in 1370 as ''Fidris''. Geography Fide ...

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. It consists of the

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of Küblis and the

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of Prada, Tälfsch and Pläviggin.

Demographics

Küblis has a population (as of ) of . , 15.4% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2%. Most of the population () speaks German (93.5%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.7%) and Italian being third ( 1.3%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 29-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Küblis is; 128 children or 15.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 107 teenagers or 12.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 93 people or 11.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 135 people or 16.3% are between 30 and 39, 108 people or 13.0% are between 40 and 49, and 91 people or 11.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 75 people or 9.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 58 people or 7.0% are between 70 and 79, there are 31 people or 3.7% who are between 80 and 89 there are 4 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the FDP which received 41.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (40.1%), the SP (13.3%) and the local, small right-wing parties (3.8%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Küblis about 68.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Küblis has an unemployment rate of 0.84%. , there were 39 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 15 businesses involved in this sector. 166 people are employed in the

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and there are 17 businesses in this sector. 299 people are employed in the

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, with 58 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

Heritage sites of national significance

The ''Zentrale Küblis der Bündner Kraftwerke'' (Central Powerplant in Küblis) 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 29-Oct-2009

Transportation

The municipality has a railway station, , on the Landquart–Davos Platz line. It has regular service to , , , , and .

Weather

Küblis has an average of 132 days of rain per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is August during which time Küblis receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 13.2 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 13.2, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is October with an average of of precipitation over 13.2 days., the weather station elevation is 815 meters above sea level.

References

External links

Official Web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kublis Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden