Rheinwald is a municipality in the

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in the

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canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein,

Nufenen Nufenen (Italian: ''Novena'', Romansh: ''Nueinas'') is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new mun ...

and

Splügen Splügen ( Romansh: ''Spleia'', Italian: ''Spluga'') is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald. On 1 January ...

merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald.

History

Hinterrhein

Hinterrhein is first mentioned in 1219 as ''de Reno''.

Nufenen

Nufenen was first mentioned in 1343 as ''Ovena''. In 1633 it was mentioned as ''Nufena''. In Romansh it was known as ''Nueinas'' and it used to be known as ''Novena'' in

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Splügen

Splügen is first mentioned about 840 as ''cella in Speluca''.

Geography

After the merger, Rheinwald has an area, , of .

Demographics

The new municipality has a population () of .

Historic Population

The historical population is given in the following chart: Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.8) ImageSize = width:1100 height:500 PlotArea = height:350 left:100 bottom:90 right:100 Legend = columns:3 left:220 top:70 columnwidth:160 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:1100 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:200 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:40 start:0 Colors= id:HI value:yellowgreen legend:Hinterrhein id:NU value:green legend:Nufenen id:SP value:blue legend:Splügen PlotData= color:yellowgreen width:30 mark:(line,white) align:center bar:1850 from: 0 till:163 text:"163" color:HI bar:1860 from: 0 till:175 text:"175" color:HI bar:1870 from: 0 till:162 text:"162" color:HI bar:1880 from: 0 till:146 text:"146" color:HI bar:1888 from: 0 till:133 text:"133" color:HI bar:1900 from: 0 till:147 text:"147" color:HI bar:1910 from: 0 till:145 text:"145" color:HI bar:1920 from: 0 till:131 text:"131" color:HI bar:1930 from: 0 till:114 text:"114" color:HI bar:1941 from: 0 till:101 text:"101" color:HI bar:1950 from: 0 till:94 text:"94" color:HI bar:1960 from: 0 till:86 text:"86" color:HI bar:1970 from: 0 till:77 text:"77" color:HI bar:1980 from: 0 till:75 text:"75" color:HI bar:1990 from: 0 till:68 text:"68" color:HI bar:2000 from: 0 till:105 text:"105" color:HI bar:2010 from: 0 till:71 text:"71" color:HI bar:1850 from: 163 till:507 text:"344" color:NU bar:1860 from: 175 till:484 text:"309" color:NU bar:1870 from: 162 till:458 text:"296" color:NU bar:1880 from: 146 till:405 text:"259" color:NU bar:1888 from: 133 till:346 text:"213" color:NU bar:1900 from: 147 till:353 text:"206" color:NU bar:1910 from: 145 till:326 text:"181" color:NU bar:1920 from: 131 till:304 text:"173" color:NU bar:1930 from: 114 till:287 text:"173" color:NU bar:1941 from: 101 till:288 text:"187" color:NU bar:1950 from: 94 till:264 text:"170" color:NU bar:1960 from: 86 till:226 text:"140" color:NU bar:1970 from: 77 till:206 text:"129" color:NU bar:1980 from: 75 till:211 text:"136" color:NU bar:1990 from: 68 till:189 text:"121" color:NU bar:2000 from: 105 till:232 text:"127" color:NU bar:2010 from: 71 till:228 text:"157" color:NU bar:1850 from: 507 till:1001 text:"494" color:SP bar:1860 from: 484 till:1029 text:"545" color:SP bar:1870 from: 458 till:978 text:"520" color:SP bar:1880 from: 405 till:876 text:"471" color:SP bar:1888 from: 346 till:759 text:"413" color:SP bar:1900 from: 353 till:726 text:"373" color:SP bar:1910 from: 326 till:720 text:"394" color:SP bar:1920 from: 304 till:685 text:"381" color:SP bar:1930 from: 287 till:623 text:"336" color:SP bar:1941 from: 288 till:676 text:"388" color:SP bar:1950 from: 264 till:651 text:"387" color:SP bar:1960 from: 226 till:572 text:"346" color:SP bar:1970 from: 206 till:563 text:"357" color:SP bar:1980 from: 211 till:598 text:"387" color:SP bar:1990 from: 189 till:570 text:"381" color:SP bar:2000 from: 232 till:597 text:"365" color:SP bar:2010 from: 228 till:639 text:"411" color:SP

Heritage sites of national significance

The ''Alte Landbrücke'' (Old Bridge) and the ''Säumerherberge'' (mule drivers hostel) ''Weiss Kreuz'' are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

Wakker Prize

In 1995, the Swiss Heritage Society bestowed the Wakker Prize on the village of Splügen. The prize description notes that Splügen had reached a notable compromise between preservation and tourism. The old town was strictly protected to maintain the original appearance, while rational zone planning allowed development to occur outside the old village.

Climate

Between 1961 and 1990 Hinterrhein had an average of 121.4 days of rain per year and on average received of

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. The wettest month was May during which time Hinterrhein received an average of of precipitation. During this month there was precipitation for an average of 14.2 days. The driest month of the year was February with an average of of precipitation over 14.2 days., the weather station elevation is 1611 meters above sea level.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of Graubünden Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden